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While on a Medical Volunteer Trip to an Impoverished Country

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While on a medical volunteer trip to an impoverished country, you encounter a patient whose eyelids are turned inward as shown. What is the cause and the best treatment? While on a medical volunteer trip to an impoverished country, you encounter a patient whose eyelids are turned inward as shown. What is the cause and the best treatment?   A)  neonatal bacterial conjunctivitis; antibiotic or silver drops should have been given at birth B)  onchocerciasis (river blindness) ; doxycycline C)  viral conjunctivitis; no treatment but the condition will resolve with time D)  Acanthamoeba; corneal transplant will likely be necessary E)  trachoma; single dose of oral azithromycin


A) neonatal bacterial conjunctivitis; antibiotic or silver drops should have been given at birth
B) onchocerciasis (river blindness) ; doxycycline
C) viral conjunctivitis; no treatment but the condition will resolve with time
D) Acanthamoeba; corneal transplant will likely be necessary
E) trachoma; single dose of oral azithromycin

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