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^A literature review of symptoms and signs associated with a higher likelihood of viral conjunctivitis in adults and children included concomitant [[pharyngitis]], an enlarged preauricular node, and contact with another person with red eye, and signs associated with a higher likelihood of bacterial conjunctivitis included the presence of mucopurulent discharge and [[otitis media]], but ''no single symptom or sign differentiated the two conditions with high certainty''.<ref>Johnson D, et al. "Does This Patient With Acute Infectious Conjunctivitis Have a Bacterial Infection" The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review. JAMA.2022;327(22):2231-2237. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.7687</ref> | |||
Revision as of 16:49, 4 February 2026
Clinical diagnosis of conjunctivitis^
| Bacterial | Viral | Allergic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilateral | 50% | 25% | Mostly |
| Discharge | Mucopurulent | Clear, Watery | Cobblestoning, none |
| Redness | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pruritis | Rarely | Rarely | Yes |
| Additional | Treatment: Antibiotics | Treatment: Hygiene | Seasonal |
^A literature review of symptoms and signs associated with a higher likelihood of viral conjunctivitis in adults and children included concomitant pharyngitis, an enlarged preauricular node, and contact with another person with red eye, and signs associated with a higher likelihood of bacterial conjunctivitis included the presence of mucopurulent discharge and otitis media, but no single symptom or sign differentiated the two conditions with high certainty.[1]
- ↑ Johnson D, et al. "Does This Patient With Acute Infectious Conjunctivitis Have a Bacterial Infection" The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review. JAMA.2022;327(22):2231-2237. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.7687