Infections of the Eyelids

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Fig. 5.1 Hordeolum on the upper eyelid The differential diagnosis of hordeolum includes acute chalazion, basal cell carcinoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma of the eyelid. Hordeola usually…

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Infections of the Orbit

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Etiologies of preseptal cellulitis  Infection of ocular adnexa: conjunctivitis, chalazia, hordeola, blepharitis, dacryocystitis, trauma with or without foreign body, insect bites, skin face wound, dacryoadenitis, impetigo  Hematogenous spread  Acute ethmoid…

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Endophthalmitis

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Fig. 16.1 Slit-lamp photograph showing (a) white plaque extending from the capsule equator “fluff balls” caused by Aspergillus terreus; (b) retroillumination (Adapted from Al-Mezaine et al. [53]) Fig. 16.2 Slit-lamp…

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Infections of the Lacrimal System

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I. Viruses Mumps, measles, influenza, Epstein-Barr virus, herpes zoster, herpes simplex II. Bacteria Staphylococci, streptococci, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae, Treponema pallidum, Chlamydia trachomatis, Lymphogranuloma venereum III. Fungi Phycomycetes…

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Molecular Diagnosis of Ocular Infections

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98. Sugita S, Kamoi K, Ogawa M, Watanabe K, Shimizu N, Mochizuki M. Detection of Candida and Aspergillus species DNA using broad-range real-time PCR for fungal endophthalmitis. Graefes Arch Clin…

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Antimicrobial Agents in Ophthalmology

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 1. The use of antibiotics for treatment of ocular infections should be initiated whenever a patient has an infection which is microbial in nature and the organism is susceptible to…

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