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conjunctivitis

vr.tr.conjunctivitis · INF.KNW

Let an agent explain conjunctivitis and its kinds in general terms, relay signs, causes, hygiene and treatment principles from clinical guidelines, identify warning signs that need assessment, and route personal symptoms to clinicians.

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Research draft, second pass

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain conjunctivitis and its kinds in general terms, relay signs, causes, hygiene and treatment principles from clinical guidelines, identify warning signs that need assessment, and route personal symptoms to clinicians.

Inflammation of the conjunctiva, the membrane covering the white of the eye and the inner eyelids, causing redness, discharge, grittiness and watering, caused by viral or bacterial infection, allergy, irritants or, in forms such as keratoconjunctivitis and blepharoconjunctivitis, with involvement of the cornea or eyelids; conjunctivitis is common and usually mild and self-limiting, but some forms are contagious or, in newborns, serious, and warning signs require prompt assessment.

What it is for: Not applicable; a disease.

It can be explain kinds and causes; relay hygiene and treatment principles; identify warning signs; route personal symptoms to clinicians.

Distinguishing features

Conjunctival inflammation

Usually mild

Contagious infectious forms

Warning signs distinguish serious red eye

What it looks like

Red, watery or sticky eyes, sometimes with swollen lids.

Physical character

viral cases resolving: within about 1-3 weeks - typical

How it is recognised

Inflammation of the conjunctiva

Viral, bacterial, allergic and irritant forms

Uveitis, keratitis and acute glaucoma cause red eye with pain or vision loss and are emergencies

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

conjunctival disease

is a kind of - in registry terms

eye inflammation

is caused by - in many viral cases

adenovirus

is contrasted with - corneal inflammation

keratitis

In practice

Families and kinds

viral conjunctivitis including adenoviral

bacterial conjunctivitis

allergic and papillary conjunctivitis

keratoconjunctivitis and blepharoconjunctivitis

neonatal conjunctivitis

chronic and irritant forms

Identifiers

ICD-10 H10 conjunctivitis

ICD-11 9A60

Standards and regulation

Clinical guidelines from ophthalmology and primary care bodies

Antibiotic stewardship guidance

School and workplace exclusion policies

Failure modes and hazards

Missed serious causes of red eye

Unnecessary antibiotics

Spread in schools and clinics

Agents giving personal medical advice

Also called

mild conjunctivitissevere conjunctivitiskeratoconjunctivitisacute conjunctivitisblepharoconjunctivitispapillary conjunctivitischronic conjunctivitisbacterial conjunctivitisrosacea conjunctivitisfeline conjunctivitisneonatal conjunctivitisviral conjunctivitisParinaud's oculoglandular syndromerhinoconjunctivitisThygeson's superficial punctate keratopathyneurotrophic keratoconjunctivitisexposure keratitisherpes zoster keratoconjunctivitisphlyctenulosisSuperior limbic keratoconjunctivitisinfectious keratoconjunctivitis

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What conjunctivitis is.

General information.

Definition

Definition and kinds.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is conjunctivitis, and what kinds and causes exist? definition
  2. Is the user describing pain, vision change or light sensitivity, which need urgent assessment? boundary

Signs

Signs and distinctions.

Signs

Signs.

  1. How do the kinds differ in signs, and what distinguishes conjunctivitis from serious red eye? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Clinical Management.

Clinical.

Treatment

Treatment principles.

Treatment

Treatment.

  1. What do guidelines say about treatment, including when antibiotics are not needed, in general terms? provenance
  2. Is the presentation free of personal medical advice? boundary

Hygiene

Hygiene and spread.

Hygiene

Hygiene.

  1. How is spread prevented, and what do exclusion policies say? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Special Special groups.

Clinical.

Newborns

Neonatal conjunctivitis.

Newborns

Newborns.

  1. Why is neonatal conjunctivitis serious, and how is it prevented? provenance
  2. Which entry fits neonatal conjunctivitis? action

Allergy

Allergic forms.

Allergy

Allergy.

  1. How are allergic and papillary conjunctivitis managed, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits allergic conjunctivitis? action
Context Burden and research.

Sources.

Burden

Burden.

Burden

Burden.

  1. How common is conjunctivitis, and what do studies report, with sources? measurement
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Research

Research.

Research

Research.

  1. What are current research directions, such as rapid diagnostics? provenance
  2. Which entry fits ophthalmology? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each kind be a separate entry?
  • How should guidelines be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming severity grades and related conditions; should they be split off?
Draft as JSON