When assessing red eyes, feel for pre-auricular lymph node enlargement. The presence of pre-auricular lymphadenopathy is usually indicative of viral conjunctivitis, not bacterial conjunctivitis. — Robert Mitchelson, PA, Maricopa, Ariz. (188-7)
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