03-24-2007, 10:06 AM
A 60-year-old man complains of left eye pain and photophobia. After staining the affected eye with fluorescein, Wood™s lamp examination reveals uptake in a fine branching pattern. His ipsilateral conjunctiva is injected, and there is erythema of the periorbital skin. You also note erythema and a small vesicle on the tip of the patient™s nose. What is the most appropriate therapy for this patient?
1. Oral antibacterial agent
2. Oral antifungal agent
3. Oral antiviral agent
4. Topical antibacterial agent
5. Topical antiviral agent
1. Oral antibacterial agent
2. Oral antifungal agent
3. Oral antiviral agent
4. Topical antibacterial agent
5. Topical antiviral agent