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Differential diagnosis of allergic conjunctivitis
Diseases Clinical manifestations Para-clinical findings Gold standard Additional findings
Bacterial conjunctivitis Bilateral matting of the eyelids in the morning, Mucopurulent discharge, conjunctival hyperemia, no previous history of conjunctivitis[1] - Conjunctival cultures Itching , burning, serous or no discharge[1]
Viral conjunctivitis Thin, watery discharge with intensely hyperemic response[2], periauricular lymphadenopathy[3] - Viral cell cultures, PCR for viral DNA detection[4] -
Fanconi Bickel syndrome Hepatomegaly, glucose and galactose intolerance, severe growth retardation Hyperlipidemia, tubular nephropathy Mutation analysis of SLC2A2 gene encoding GLUT2 transporter Genu varum, hypophosphatemic rickets, Fanconi syndrome
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency Severe neonatal jaundice Acute hemolytic anemia after certain infections, intake of some drugs or fava beans Fluorescent spot test Kernicterus , rhabdomyolysis