Diagnosis of Vitreous detachment
Diagnostic Test list for Vitreous detachment:
The list of medical tests
mentioned in various sources as
used in the diagnosis of Vitreous detachment
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Umbilicus – Delayed Separation:
Differential Diagnosis
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Vigorous use of antiseptics to clean the umbilical cord
–Probably the most common etiology
–Inhibits normal colonization of the
umbilicus, which otherwise would allow chemotactic infiltration of neutrophils to mediate cord separation
- Immunodeficiencies
–Leukocyte adhesion defects affecting chemotaxis (LAD I/II)
–LAD is usually associated with significant systemic (sepsis) or local (omphalitis) infection, recurrent infections, or failure to thrive
–Sialyl Lewis X antigen deficiency
–Neonatal alloimmune neutropenia
–Defective immune (gamma) interferon
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Prematurity
–Gestational age less than 37 weeks
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Birth via cesarean section
–Associated with delayed separation, possibly due to decreased bacterial colonization from delivery through a sterile surgical field, resulting in decreased infiltration of neutrophils, which is essential for cord separation
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Neonatal sepsis
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Urachal anomalies
–More likely to be seen in otherwise healthy infants without signs of local or systemic infection
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Histiocytosis X
Workup and Diagnosis
- History
–Duration of umbilical cord attachment
–Risk factors for sepsis
–Recurrent or severe infections, especially without pus
formation or resistance to antibiotic therapy
–Cleaning techniques for cord care and use of water vs
antiseptics (e.g., alcohol, triple dye)
–Gestational age at birth
–Vaginal birth vs cesarean section
–Family history, consanguinity of parents
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Physical exam
–Signs of generalized neonatal infection/sepsis
–Omphalitis or other signs of local umbilical infection
–Drainage from the umbilical stump (seen in urachal anomalies)
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Labs
–Total and differential white blood cell counts (LADs
are characterized by leukocytosis)
–T and B cell subset determination
–Testing for leukocyte adhesion molecules; look for
abnormal expression of CD18, CD11a, b, and c molecules
–Functional tests for oxidative burst (zymosan-induced assay) - Studies
–Ultrasound, CT, or VCUG to search for urachal or genitourinary anomalies
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Source: In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms, 2007
Retinal detachment:
Diagnosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Confirming diagnosis Diagnosis depends on ophthalmoscopy after full pupil dilation. Examination shows the usually transparent retina as gray and opaque; in severe detachment, it reveals folds in the retina and ballooning out of the area. Indirect ophthalmoscopy is used to search for retinal tears. Ultrasound is performed if the lens is opaque.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Retinal detachment:
Diagnosis
(Handbook of Diseases)
Ophthalmoscopy after full pupil dilation allows diagnosis. Examination shows the usually transparent retina as gray and opaque; with severe detachment, it reveals folds in the retina and a ballooning out of the area. Indirect ophthalmoscopy is used to search for retinal tears. Ultrasonography is performed if the lens is opaque.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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