Childhood Infections

Question 1

presentation of chicken pox

Answer 1

fever initially
itchy rash starting on head/trunk before spreading
initially macular then papular then vesicular

Question 2

fever, irritable, conjunctivitis is a prodrome for which infection

Answer 2

measles

Question 3

koplike spots

Answer 3

white spots on buccal mucosa

- measles

Question 4

maculopapular rash becoming confluent and blotchy

- what infection?

Answer 4

measles

Question 5

presentation of mumps

Answer 5

fever, malaise, muscular pain

parotitis - earache/pain on eating (unilateral then bilateral)

Question 6

presentation of rubella

Answer 6

pink maculopapular rash initially on face then spread to body
occipital/post auricular lymphadenopathy

Question 7

what causes erythema infectiosum

Answer 7

parvovirus b19

Question 8

presentation erythema infectiosum

Answer 8

‘slapped cheek’- rash on face

fever, lethargy, headache

Question 9

cause of hand, foot + mouth

Answer 9

coxsackie A16 virus

Question 10

fine punctate erythema sparing the area around the mouth

Answer 10

scarlet fever

Question 11

what causes scarlet fever

Answer 11

a reaction to erythrogenic toxins produced by Group A haemolytic streptococci

Question 12

roseola infantum is caused by what infection

Answer 12

human herpes virus 6

Question 13

presentation of roseola infantum

Answer 13

high fever followed later by maculopapular rash

• Nagayama spots: papular enanthem on the uvula and soft palate
• diarrhoea + cough also common

Question 14

strawberry tongue is seen in what infection

Answer 14

scarlet fever

Question 15

what virus causes croup

Answer 15

parainfluenza virus

Question 16

barking cough

Answer 16

croup

Question 17

what virus causes bronchiolitis

Answer 17

RSV