Conjunctivitis

Question 1

What is the conjunctiva and what is their function?

Answer 1

mucus membrane that lines inner eyelids, eases eye movement and secretes mucus

Question 2

List two non-infective causes of conjunctivitis

Answer 2

allergic
toxic

Question 3

Name an organism that can penetrate cornea

Answer 3

n. gonorrhoea

Question 4

Foamy eye seen in baby shortly after birth. What is the likely cause?

Answer 4

mother STI

Question 5

Is bacterial or viral conjunctivitis easier to treat?

Answer 5

bacterial! no treatment for viral

Question 6

What is the discharge observed in bacterial versus viral conjunctivitis?

Answer 6

purulent discharge in bacterial, watery discharge in viral

Question 7

What is chemosis?

Answer 7

swelling or oedema of the conjunctiva

Question 8

List two features of gonococcus

Answer 8

Severe purulent discharge, marked lid swelling, chemosis, papillae, periauricular lymphadenopathy +/- Keratitis

Question 9

What is the investigation for conjuncitivits?

Answer 9

swabs!!

Question 10

What is trachoma?

Answer 10

bacterial infection that affects your eyes. It’s caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Trachoma is contagious, spreading through contact with the eyes, eyelids, and nose or throat secretions of infected people.

Question 11

What is the treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis?

Answer 11

chloramphenicol and fudcidic acid

Question 12

When does conjunctivitis require an urgent review?

Answer 12

neonatal conjunctivitis <1 month due to gonococcal infection

Question 13

List two complications of gonococcal conjunctivitis in neonates?

Answer 13

vision loss
pneumonia