163 - Exanthematous Viral Diseases Flashcards
Prodrome of fever, cough, coryza and conjunctivitis
Measles
_____ spots are pathognomonic of measles
Koplik
Measles virus is a highly contagious, single-stranded, enveloped RNA virus that is a member of the _____ family
Paramyxoviridae
Y/N: Humans are the only natural hosts of measles
Yes
Koplik spots are tiny white lesions – “_____” – surrounded by an erythematous halo
Grains of sand
Koplik spots are typically found on
Buccal mucosa near the second molars
Koplik spots typically occur _____ and only last _____
48 hours prior to the onset of rash
12 to 72 hours
Measles exanthem begins on the
Forehead and behind the ears
Viral detection of measles via PCR is most successful when collection occurs within
3 days of the rash’s onset
Measles IgM is typically positive on the first day of the rash and remains positive for at least _____ afterward
30 days
Y/N: Within the first 72 hours of the rash, measles IgM assay may be falsely negative
Yes
Measles is considered contagious
5 days prior to the onset of the rash until 4 days after the onset of the rash
Most measles deaths are attributed to
Respiratory illness or
Encephalitis
The WHO recommends that _____ should be administered to all children with measles regardless of their country of residence
Vitamin A
Vitamin A dosage for measles
200,000 IU per day or
100,000 IU per day for infants
on 2 consecutive days
Antiviral medication that has been used in children with severe measles disease or an immunocompromised state
Ribavirin
Individuals at risk of severe illness and complications
Infants younger than 1 year of age
Pregnant women
Unimmunized
Immunocompromised
Individuals at risk of severe illness and complications should be given measles immunoglobulin if presenting within _____ of exposure
6 days
Measles immunoglobulin dosage
IM - 0.5 mL/kg; maximum dose: 15 mL
IV - 400 mg/kg
In healthy individuals, the _____ should be given to boost immunity if it can be administered within 72h hours of measles exposure
Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine
Measles vaccine administration
At 12 to 15 months
Prior to school entry, between 4 and 6 years old
Enveloped positive-stranded RNA virus in the Togaviridae family
Rubella
Rubella-infected individuals shed virus for
5 to 7 days before and up to 14 days after onset of rash
Risk of transplacental infection is greatest to a fetus exposed to the virus in the
First trimester
Congenitally infected infants may shed the virus through urine, blood, and nasopharyngeal secretions for up to _____ after birth
12 months
Individuals at risk of severe illness and complications should be given measles immunoglobulin if presenting within _____ of exposure
6 days
Measles immunoglobulin dosage
IM - 0.5 mL/kg; maximum dose: 15 mL
IV - 400 mg/kg
In healthy individuals, the _____ should be given to boost immunity if it can be administered within 72h hours of measles exposure
Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine
Measles vaccine administration
At 12 to 15 months
Prior to school entry, between 4 and 6 years old
Enveloped positive-stranded RNA virus in the Togaviridae family
Rubella
Rubella-infected individuals shed virus for
5 to 7 days before and up to 14 days after onset of rash
Risk of transplacental infection with rubella is greatest to a fetus exposed to the virus in the
First trimester
Rubella-specific IgM antibody can be detected up to
8 weeks after infection
As the rubella prodrome resolves and the rash begins to appear, some patients develop an enanthem consisting of tiny red macules on the soft palate and uvula
Forchheimer spots
Y/N: Forchheimer spots is diagnostic for rubella
No - not diagnostic
The rash of rubella usually begins to disappear in
2 to 3 days
Lymphadenopathy in rubella is usually most severe in the
Posterior cervical, suboccipital, and postauricular lymph nodes
Lymphadenopathy in rubella is noted up to _____ before the rash appears
7 days
Adults, particularly women (up to 70%), may develop _____ with rubella infection
Arthritis of small and large joints
Joint symptoms in rubella often first appear
As the rash fades
Rubella-specific IgM antibody can be detected up to
8 weeks after infection
Neonatal manifestations of congenital rubella infection
Growth retardation Interstitial pneumonitis Radiolucent bone disease Hepatosplenomegaly Thrombocytopenia Dermal erythropoiesis ("blueberry muffin lesions")
Rubella IgM antibody can be detected from _____ to _____
Birth
1 month of age
The B19 virus belongs to the family Parvoviridae and the genus
Erythrovirus
Limited data indicate that _____ as postexposure prophylaxis for rubella-susceptible patients may decrease infection, viral shedding, and rate of viremia
IM immunoglobulin (0.55 mL/kg)
Contact isolation is recommended for infants with rubella until they are at least ____ old or repeated cultures are negative after _____ of age
12 months
3 months
It is imperative that individuals at risk for rubella infection are immunized, such as
Health care workers
Military recruits
College students
Recent immigrants
Receptor of parvovirus
Blood group P antigen (globoside)
Pruritic erythema, edema, and petechiae of the hands and feet, fever and oral erosions in adolescents
Papular purpuric gloves-and-socks syndrome
Persons with erythema infectiosum are infectious
Only before the onset of the rash
Causative agent of erythema infectiosum and papular purpuric gloves-and-socks syndrome
Parvovirus B19
Smallest single-stranded DNA-containing virus known to infect humans
Lacks an envelope and contains single-stranded DNA
Parvovirus B19
Y/N: Animal parvoviruses are thought to be transmissible to humans
No - not thought to be transmissible
The more serious manifestations of parvovirus infection relate to the fact that the virus infects and lyses
Erythroid progenitor cells
Receptor of parvovirus
Blood group P antigen (globoside)
Y/N: Most infections caused by B19 in children are asymptomatic and unrecognized
Yes
Most common clinical picture associated with parvovirus B19
Fifth disease
Fifth disease eruption typically lasts
5 to 9 days
Parvovirus B19 IgM can be detected within _____ and is present for up to _____ in many cases
A few days after onset of illness
6 months
Primary manifestation of B19 viral infection in adults
Acute arthropathy
Acute arthrophathy in adults occurs mainly in _____ and affects the _____
Women
Knees and small joints of the hands
The constitutional symptoms of parvovirus B19 are usually (less/more) severe in adults than in children
More
Chronic anemia B19 usually resolves if treated with
IV gamma-globulin
Papular purpuric gloves-and-socks syndrome seems to affect
Teenagers and adults
May be necessary in transient aplastic crisis, and most patients recover in week
Red blood cell transfusion
Parvovirus B19 IgM can be detected within _____ and is present for up to _____ in many cases
A few days after onset of illness
6 months