Red Eye and Adnexal Oncology Flashcards
if there is non/ mild pain with pericorneal redness, minimal discharge and blurred vision what is the most likely diagnosis?
uveitis
describe symptoms and signs in bacterial conjunctivitis
> no pain/itch
peripheral/diffuse redness
yellow discharge
normal vision
what type of conjunctivitis would cause watery discharge?
viral conjunctivitis
describe what sort of discharge you would expect allergic conjunctivitis to produce
mucousy
what would the most likely diagnosis me for: > severe/boring pain > sectoral/diffuse redness > no discharge > normal vision
scleritis
what would the most likely diagnosis be for: > severe pain/headache > pericorneal redness > can be discharge > loss of vision
acute glaucoma
describe symptoms that would be seen in keratitis/corneal ulcer
> severe pain/eye closing (?)
pericorneal redness
can be discharge
loss of vision
describe symptoms that would be seen in orbital cellulitis
> severe/periocular pain
no redness
can be discharge
normal vision
what does anterior uveitis affect?
the iris
what does intermediate uveitis affect?
the ciliary body and vitreous
what does posterior uveitis affect?
> retina
choroid
blood vessels
name the different types of uveitis
> anterior
intermediate
posterior
panuveitis
what systemic diseases in uveitis associated with?
> ankylosing spondylitis > behcets disease > sarcoidosis > wegners > systemic lupus erythematosis
what infections are associated with uveitis?
> TB > syphilis > toxoplasma > herpes simplex > lymes disease > CMV
what are the treatment options for uveitis?
> topical anti-inflammatories
systemic steroids
systemic immunosuppressant’s in steroids not an option
what are the symptoms seen in acute angle glaucoma?
> severe pain
vomiting
fixed dilated pupil
what are the features of preseptal cellulitis?
> pain
redness
lid swelling
systemically unwell
what are some common causes for preseptal cellulitis?
> lid cyst
> insect bite
what are some of the features of orbital cellulitis?
> pain > redness > lid swelling > systemically unwell > double vision > conjunctivitis > exophthalmos > blurred vision
what are some common causes for orbital cellulitis?
> sinusitis
dental infections
haematological spread
name some inherited conditions that can have ophthalmic presentations
> albinism > ehlers-danlos > marfans > myotonic dystrophy > neurofibromatosis
what ratio of orbital tumours are benign?
2/3
what cells are carcinomas derived from?
epithelial cells
what cell type are sarcomas derived from?
connective tissue
what cell type are lymphomas derived from?
haemopoietic cells maturing in the lymphatic tissue
what cell type do leukaemias develop from?
haemopoietic cells maturing in the blood
what are blastomas derived from?
cancers derived from immature precursor cells or embryonic cells