What Causes Sudden Vision Loss?
Discussion
Vision loss, whether chronic or acute, is distressing at any time for patients and families. Prompt evaluation and treatment are important as maintenance of any acuity and light or movement is considered paramount. Most vision loss is due to chronic problems and aging issues but the differential diagnosis is broad. For any age, but especially children, uncorrected refractive errors can cause problems in not only in childhood but throughout someone’s lifetime.
Visual impairment for distance vision is considered mild if worse than 6/12 in meters = 20/40 in feet or 0.3 LogMAR and for moderate impairment is 6/...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 5, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What is in the Differential Diagnosis for Red, Orange or Yellow Skin Conditions?
Discussion
This is the first in a short case series of differential diagnoses of colored skin conditions.
A differential diagnosis by distribution and common pattern can be found here.
For green, blue and violet conditions, a review can be found here.
For black and white conditions, a review can be found here.
For brown and grey conditions, a review can be found here.
Note that any color can be a normal variant for an individual or is physiologic for a given state.
The skin is the largest organ of the body. It can be easily examined but for many clinicians continues to be difficult to describe what they are seeing. Analo...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 25, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Cellulitis Care Costly From Misdiagnosis, Needless Hospitalizations Cellulitis Care Costly From Misdiagnosis, Needless Hospitalizations
The skin infection cellulitis is a major and growing consumer of healthcare resources, but there are large potential cost savings for each step in care management, including involving dermatologists.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - March 29, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Systemic infections associated with tattoos or permanent makeup: A systematic review.
Conclusions: Bacterial bloodstream infections should be considered in subjects developing fever and rigour after tattoos, regardless of local symptoms. A shift in causative organisms has been documented, when comparing with historical reports. NTM are emerging organisms causing lymphadenopathy. Strict hygiene conditions are essential when performing a tattoo. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cellulitis Diagnosis and Treatment: Why Can't We Get It Right? Cellulitis Diagnosis and Treatment: Why Can't We Get It Right?
We were all taught about cellulitis and its causative pathogens. So why do we have such a hard time getting the diagnosis and treatment right for our patients?Medscape Blogs (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - February 9, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Blog Source Type: news
What Is the Fastest Way to Get Rid of Cellulitis
? (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Dacrocystitis in a Teenager?
Discussion
Tears are produced in the lacrimal gland which resides in the upper outer quadrant of the eye. The tears flow across the eye medially and are collected in the superior and inferior puncta which drain into their respective canaliculi, and these drain into a common canaliculus. Tears then pass through the valve of Rosenmuler into the lacrimal sac where they are collected. Tears then pass through the nasolacrimal duct, through the distal valve of Hasner and into the nasal cavity. Vascular connections are extensive in this anatomic area and veins do not have valves. Therefore infections can spread easily through dir...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 14, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Skin necrosis, diffuse urticaria, and cellulitis due to presumed Loxosceles spider bite - Kose A, Abac ı E, Bozkurt Babus S, Yazıcı A.
The clinical manifestations of a recluse spider bite range from local erythema to necrotic skin reactions; bites rarely lead to a systemic disease known as viscerocutaneous loxoscelism. A 29-y-old female patient was admitted to the emergency department wit... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
Three More Things We Do for No Reason in Pediatrics Three More Things We Do for No Reason in Pediatrics
The Cribsiders share their favorite easy-to-implement pearls on CAP, cellulitis, and constipation in kids.The Cribsiders (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
How Serious Is Cellulitis of the Leg
? (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - April 28, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
The Biggest Myth in Cellulitis Treatment The Biggest Myth in Cellulitis Treatment
Douglas Paaw, MD, reveals the biggest treatment myth in cellulitis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - March 11, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
What Is the Best Antibiotic to Treat Cellulitis?
Title: What Is the Best Antibiotic to Treat Cellulitis?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 3/3/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/3/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - March 3, 2021 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Who Gets Pott ’ s Puffy Tumor?
Discussion
Pott’s puffy tumor (PPT) was first described by Sir Percivall Pott in 1775 and who also described other orthopaedic and oncological diseases subsequently named for him. “It is a subperiosteal abscess of the anterior wall of the frontal sinus associated with underlying frontal osteomyelitis.” The tender edema and swelling of the forehead is the sign of PPT. Associated fever, headache, and rhinorrhea along with similar problems such as postnasal drip or nasal congestion are common. Associated ophthalmological problems include peri-orbital or eyelid edema and/or preseptal cellulitis. Ptosis and di...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 1, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Orbital compressed air and diesel explosion injury resembling orbital cellulitis: an unusual case - Irawati Y, Priscilia F, Zakiyah H.
BACKGROUND In this observational case report, we describe a case of orbital cellulitis caused by blunt trauma from an orbital compressed air and diesel explosion injury. CASE REPORT A 44-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a marked clin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
What Is the Difference Between Cellulite and Cellulitis?
Title: What Is the Difference Between Cellulite and Cellulitis?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - February 22, 2021 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
