Childhood Infections

Question 1

What are the symptoms of chickenpox?

Answer 1

Fever initially
Itchy rash starting on head/trunk and spreading over body
Initially macular then papular then vesicular

Question 2

What are the symptoms of measles?

Answer 2

Prodrome of fever, irritability and conjunctivitis
Koplik spots (white posts on buccal mucosa)
Rash starts behind ears and spreads to whole body
Maculopapular rash becomes blotchy and confluent

Question 3

What are the symptoms of mumps?

Answer 3

Fever, malaise and muscular pain

Parotitis (earache, pain on eating) unilateral and becomes bilateral

Question 4

What are the symptoms of rubella?

Answer 4

Pink maculopapular rash on face that spreads across body and lasts 3-5 days
Lymphadenopathy- suboccipital and postauricular

Question 5

What are the symptoms of erythema infectiosum?

Answer 5

AKA slapped cheek syndrome
Lethargy, fever, headache
Slapped cheek rash spreading to proximal arms and extensor surfaces

Question 6

What are the symptoms of scarlet fever?

Answer 6

Reaction to toxins from group A strep
Fever, malaise, tonsilitis
Strawberry tongue
Rash- fine punctate erythema sparing the area around the mouth

Question 7

What are the symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease?

Answer 7

Coxsackie A16 virus
Systemic upset (mild)
Vesicles in the mouth and palms and soles