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Red and Swollen Eye in a 61-Year-Old Man
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Title Red and Swollen Eye in a 61-Year-Old Man
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/8695?src=rss
Description A 61-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) with a 5-day history of pain with associated redness and swelling in his right eye. The patient’s pain and swelling have worsened since he began taking acyclovir a few days ago for a presumptive diagnosis of herpes zoster infection of the eye. The affected eye demonstrates ptosis of the upper eyelid, generalized proptosis, and mild periorbital erythema with associated edema. What is the diagnosis?
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Date Feb 7, 2008
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