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The case of conjunctivitis has commonly risen in most medical centers ad clinics. The disorder causes a red high to infect anybody despite the age, sex, and socioeconomic well-being. In most medical cases, it is essential to assess the condition and eliminate the other possible causes of red-eye and vision loss. Conjunctivitis is always caused by a lubricating membrane in mucous-like nature that tends to block the eye surface. Additional conjunctivitis is composed of ‘bulbar conjunctiva’ and ‘tarsal conjunctiva’ prone to covering the eyelid’s eye globe and inner surface, respectively. However, the infection can be acute, showing the symptoms between up to 4 weeks (Feldman, 2020). On the other hand, the disease can also be chronic, showing signs for over four weeks.
Based on the clinical manifestations presented on the case above, your eyes diagnosis for C.J. Please name why you get to this diagnosis and document your rationale. Having introduced an overview of conjunctivitis, the diagnosis for the clinical manifestation issued from the case study of C.J. would be possible to be bacterial conjunctivitis and with an addition of otitis media. The bilateral eye erythema is always expected in bacterial conjunctivitis and has other infections related to the conditions of the ear. Additionally, the patient can also show signs of blurry vision. The blurry image results from the eyelids sticking together, mostly in the morning when the patient wakes up. The mucopurulent discharge which sticks the eyelids together is still thick. Apart from the red-eye, the thickness is always the primary factor in diagnosing bacterial conjunctiva.
Additionally, the cause for bacterial conjunctiva is N gonorrhea, which also presents a purulent discharge, which is copious. Additionally, C.J., the patient, has a red membrane, opaque and has even budged. These as symptoms of otitis media. Most patients who show signs and symptoms of bacterial conjunctiva have also shown otitis media signs (Goh et al., 2006). Additionally, the patient may not experience any pain in the ear.
With no further information, would you name the probable etiology of the eye affection presented? Viral, bacterial, allergic, gonococcal, trachoma. Why and why not? The potential etiology which is associated with the red-eye is a result of bacteria. One of the significant probable causes of bacterial conjunctivitis, which is also the cause of otitis media, is the chlamydia trachomatis. Viral conjunctiva has different symptoms, which include itching, which may be prolonged.
Additionally, viral conjunctiva may also preset tearing, which may be as a result of itching. The itching may be reported on one eye ad may quickly move the other eye. However, the patient did not record any signs of itching and watery eyes, which are the primary sign of viral conjunctiva. Additionally, the allergic conjunctiva has to burn and to itch with allergy history. However, there are no cases of preauricular lymphadenopathy. The gonococcal conjunctiva symptoms include discharge of mucopurulent, a server (Tarabishy, 2003). The patient did not register these signs and symptoms.
Based on your answer to the previous question regarding eye affection’s etiology, which would be the best therapeutic approach to C.J problem.
The best therapeutic approach to treat bacterial conjunctivitis and ear infection would be giving antibiotic therapy. Bacterial conjunctivitis is a condition caused by a bacterium; therefore, it requires antibiotics to treat. Mild bacterial conjunctivitis often gets better without medical treatment. It is good to treat the infection to avoid further complications and infection reoccurrence. Most ear infections, about 80%, always end without treatment, with the only remedy being a pain treatment. Medication is given to children younger than six months, and those individuals showing severe symptoms. The most common preferred treatment method for both ear infection and bacterial conjunctivitis is topical antibiotics, placed directly on the infection points. Prescribing for this patient oral erythromycin ethyl succinate 800mg will help treat bacterial conjunctivitis and ear infection (Yeung, 2020). The medication comes in the form of an eye/ear drop, which is dropped at the infection points as prescribed
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Feldman, B. H. (2020, March 7). Bacterial Conjunctivitis. EyeWiki. https://eyewiki.aao.org/Bacterial_Conjunctivitis.
Goh, B. T., Hadley, J. M., Lomax, N. J., Patel, H. C., & Viswalingam, N. D. (2006). Otitis media in adults with chlamydial conjunctivitis. Sexually transmitted infections, 82(3), 219–220. https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.2005.017095
Tarabishy, A. B., & Jeng, B. H. (2008). Bacterial conjunctivitis: A review for internists. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 75(7), 507–512. https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75.7.507
Yeung, K. K. (2020). Bacterial Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) Medication: Antibiotics. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1191730-medication.