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Purulent eye discharge

MedGen UID:
741317
•Concept ID:
C1827532
•
Finding
Synonyms: Mucopurulent discharge from the eye; Purulent conjunctival discharge; Purulent conjunctival exudate
SNOMED CT: Purulent conjunctival discharge (423243008); Purulent conjunctival exudate (423243008)
 
HPO: HP:0034427

Definition

Secretion of pus-like (purulent) material from the eye, which may caused the eyelids to be matted together. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPurulent eye discharge

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Bacterial Conjunctivitis in Childhood: Etiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Management.
Leung AKC, Hon KL, Wong AHC, Wong AS
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2018;12(2):120-127. doi: 10.2174/1872213X12666180129165718. PMID: 29380707

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ocular disorders in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.
Osahon AI, Onunu AN
Niger J Clin Pract 2007 Dec;10(4):283-6. PMID: 18293635
Use of eyepatches in phototherapy: effects on conjunctival bacterial pathogens and conjunctivitis.
Fok TF, Wong W, Cheng AF
Pediatr Infect Dis J 1995 Dec;14(12):1091-4. doi: 10.1097/00006454-199512000-00012. PMID: 8745024
Neonatal conjunctivitis: a profile.
Verma M, Chhatwal J, Varughese PV
Indian Pediatr 1994 Nov;31(11):1357-61. PMID: 7896333

Diagnosis

Leucocyte adhesion defect presenting as fulminant sepsis in a new born.
Gupta V, Pandita A, Panghal A, Pillai A
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Aug 30;12(8) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227065. PMID: 31471353Free PMC Article
Bacterial Conjunctivitis in Childhood: Etiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Management.
Leung AKC, Hon KL, Wong AHC, Wong AS
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2018;12(2):120-127. doi: 10.2174/1872213X12666180129165718. PMID: 29380707
Achromobacter buckle infection diagnosed by a 16S rDNA clone library analysis: a case report.
Hotta F, Eguchi H, Naito T, Mitamura Y, Kusujima K, Kuwahara T
BMC Ophthalmol 2014 Nov 24;14:142. doi: 10.1186/1471-2415-14-142. PMID: 25421607Free PMC Article
Neonatal conjunctivitis: a profile.
Verma M, Chhatwal J, Varughese PV
Indian Pediatr 1994 Nov;31(11):1357-61. PMID: 7896333

Therapy

Bacterial Conjunctivitis in Childhood: Etiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Management.
Leung AKC, Hon KL, Wong AHC, Wong AS
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2018;12(2):120-127. doi: 10.2174/1872213X12666180129165718. PMID: 29380707
Achromobacter buckle infection diagnosed by a 16S rDNA clone library analysis: a case report.
Hotta F, Eguchi H, Naito T, Mitamura Y, Kusujima K, Kuwahara T
BMC Ophthalmol 2014 Nov 24;14:142. doi: 10.1186/1471-2415-14-142. PMID: 25421607Free PMC Article
Use of eyepatches in phototherapy: effects on conjunctival bacterial pathogens and conjunctivitis.
Fok TF, Wong W, Cheng AF
Pediatr Infect Dis J 1995 Dec;14(12):1091-4. doi: 10.1097/00006454-199512000-00012. PMID: 8745024
Neonatal conjunctivitis: a profile.
Verma M, Chhatwal J, Varughese PV
Indian Pediatr 1994 Nov;31(11):1357-61. PMID: 7896333

Prognosis

Bacterial Conjunctivitis in Childhood: Etiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Management.
Leung AKC, Hon KL, Wong AHC, Wong AS
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2018;12(2):120-127. doi: 10.2174/1872213X12666180129165718. PMID: 29380707
Neonatal conjunctivitis: a profile.
Verma M, Chhatwal J, Varughese PV
Indian Pediatr 1994 Nov;31(11):1357-61. PMID: 7896333

Clinical prediction guides

Leucocyte adhesion defect presenting as fulminant sepsis in a new born.
Gupta V, Pandita A, Panghal A, Pillai A
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Aug 30;12(8) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227065. PMID: 31471353Free PMC Article
Bacterial Conjunctivitis in Childhood: Etiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Management.
Leung AKC, Hon KL, Wong AHC, Wong AS
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2018;12(2):120-127. doi: 10.2174/1872213X12666180129165718. PMID: 29380707

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