Thyroid Pathology

Look at exudate (if there is one): pus (with PMNs) in bacterial infections, more watery (with lymphocytes) in viral infections, very watery (with eosinophils) in allergic reactions. Slit-lamp examination (to get a good, magnified look inside eye) Corneal scrapings for gram stain, fungal stains, bacterial/fungal/viral culture. ................
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