infectious disease/conjunctivitis

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Pediatrics

infectious disease

conjunctivitis

A 24-year-old mother brings her 9-day-old infant boy to an outpatient pediatric clinic for progressive right eye redness, swelling, and discharge over the past two days. The mother reports a history of untreated vaginal discharge during her pregnancy and did not receive any formal prenatal care. The infant was born full-term via spontaneous vaginal delivery and received prophylactic ocular silver nitrate drops at birth. On examination, the infant appears well but has significant periorbital edema and erythema of the right eye. The conjunctiva is hyperemic and edematous, with a moderate amount of mucopurulent discharge. There is minimal discharge from the left eye. Systemic examination is otherwise unremarkable. Given these findings, what is the most probable diagnosis and the recommended initial therapeutic approach?

Lab ParameterValueReference Range
White Blood Cell Count12.5 x 10^9/L5.0-10.0 x 10^9/L
Neutrophils60%40-75%
Hemoglobin160 g/L140-200 g/L
Platelets350 x 10^9/L150-450 x 10^9/L

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