A 75-year-old lady initially presented with a red, sticky right eye for several weeks with copious yellow discharge. She had no prior ophthalmic history. Her medical history included rheumatic fever ...

Medscape: The guideline describes 3 clinical scenarios that should trigger a presumptive diagnosis of acute bacterial sinusitis. The first 2 -- persistent illness of 10 days without improvement or a ...

January 20, 2010 — Diagnosis and management of red eye in the primary care setting are reviewed in the January 15 issue of the American Family Physician. Eye discharge, redness, pain, photophobia, ...

An 65-year-old male presents with skin breakdown over his right heel with foul, purulent discharge. He is febrile but alert and has normal blood pressure. Bone, wound, and blood cultures are obtained.

Antibiotics should not be given to patients with acute purulent rhinitis (a runny nose with coloured discharge), a familiar feature of the common cold, concludes a study published on bmj.com today.