How do you balance empiric therapy and diagnostic testing in severe pediatric conjunctivitis presentations?

It depends on the meaning of "severe pediatric conjunctivitis." There are 3 main types of pediatric conjunctivitis that being bacterial, viral, and allergic. Viral needs to be broken down into viral and herpes viral, in the way they are treated. For routine pediatric conjunctivitis, which does not i...

As previously noted, management depends on the clinical presentation. It is essential to distinguish atypical/chronic conjunctivitis from uveitis, and always check carefully, which can sometimes be challenging in children.

When conjunctivitis presents atypically, obtaining cultures should be conside...