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Define acute mastoiditis

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Infection involving bone of mastoid air cells

- complication of otitis media

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Epidemiology of acute mastoiditis

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75% of cases occur in children under 2
- peak incidence at 6-13 months
Rare now due to introduction of abx

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Pathophysiology of acute mastoiditis

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Mastoid air cells are collection of air-filled spaces located in mastoid process of the temporal bone
- communicate with middle ear via a small canal known as aditus to mastoid antrum
Breakdown of fine trabeculae of mastoid air cells and collection of pus
-> localised bone necrosis which can spread to form a sub-periosteal abscess
- behind pinna
- superior pinna
- over squamous temporal bone

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Risk factors for acute mastoiditis

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More common in young children
Immunocompromised patients
Pre-existence of cholesteatoma

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Symptoms of acute mastoiditis

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Hx of acute or recurrent otitis media
Otalgia
Blocked ear or deafness
Pyrexia - can be swinging
Infants may present with irritability, excessive crying and feeding problems
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Signs of acute mastoiditis

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Unwell child - lethargic
Bulging red eardrum
Ear discharge - with perforated eardrum
Oedema of posterior and superior part of deep ear drum
Tenderness behind pinna
Pinna pushed forwards by swelling
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Neurological signs of advanced mastoiditis

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Abducens nerve (CN VI) palsy
Facial nerve (CN VII) palsy
Facial  pain due to involvement of CN Va (opthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve)
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Differential diagnosis of acute mastoiditis

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Infected pre-auricular sinus
Infected/inflamed post-aural lymph node
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Investigations for acute mastoiditis

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Should not delay treatment
Ear swab - if discharge
Blood tests - raised inflammatory markers
CT head and mastoid with contrast - coalescence of mastoid air cells and opaque mastoid and middle ear

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Management of acute mastoiditis

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IV abx as inpatient
- depends on organism
- Strep and Staph aureus = co-amoxiclav or ceftriaxone
Oral abx for further 14 days

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Implications for surgical management of acute mastoiditis

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Uncomplicated mastoiditis that fails to improve clinically after 48 hrs
Continuing pyrexia
Persistent erythema
Presence of complications

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Surgical management of acute mastoiditis

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Needle aspiration of pus
Incision and drainage
Cortical mastoidectomy to open mastoid antrum and drain infection

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Complications of acute mastoiditis

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Extracranial
- facial nerve palsy
- hearing loss
- labyrinthitis
- subperiosteal abscess
- cranial osteomyelitis
Intracranial
- meningitis, epidural, temporal lobe or cerebral abscess, subdural empyema
- dural sinus thrombosis
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Define otitis externa

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Inflammation of external ear canal

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Classification of otitis externa

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  • acute = less than 3 weeks
  • chronic = more than 3 weeks
  • localised = infection of hair follicle in ear which can develop into a boil
  • diffuse = widespread inflammation of skin and subdermis
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Epidemiology of otitis externa

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Common - more than 1% of UK

Incidence increases towards end of summer due to warmer temperatures and more swimming

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Pathophysiology of otitis externa

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Infection of skin in external auditory canal
Bacterial - pseudomonas aeruginosa or staphylococcus aureus
- blockage of canal
- absence of cerumen due to excess cleaning
- trauma
- alternation of pH within the canal
Fungal infection

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Risk factors for otitis externa

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Hot humid climates
Swimming
Older age
Diabete Mellitus
Narrowing/obstruction of auditory canal
Over-cleaning leading to lack of wax in canal
Wax build up
Eczema
Trauma
Radiotherapy to the ear
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Clinical features of otitis externa

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Symptoms
- Pain
- Itching
- Discharge
- Hearing loss
Signs
- Oedema
- Erythema
- Exudate
- Mobile tympanic membrane
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Differential diagnosis of otitis externa

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Acute otitis media with perforation of TM
Furunculosis - infection of hair follicle in the cartilaginous part of the ear canal
Viral infections
Tumours of external auditory canal
Cholesteatoma
Foreign body
Impacted wax
Skin conditions - acne, psoriasis, contact dermatitis, seborrhoeic dermatitis

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Management of otitis externa

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Avoid getting ear wet
Remove discharge by gently using cotton wool
Remove any hearing aids or earrings
Use painkillers
Antibiotic or antifungal ear drops
Oral abx if cellulitis or lymphadenopathy
Acetic acid and corticosteroid ear drops in chronic otitis externa

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Complications of otitis externa

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Abscesses
Stenosis of ear canal due to build up of thick dry skin
Perforated ear drum
Cellulitis
Malignant otitis externa - infection spreads to mastoid and temporal bones

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Define epistaxis

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Bleeding from the nose

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Epidemiology of epistaxis

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Fairly common
Bimodal distribution
Most common causative factor in children is nose-picking
Relatively rare in children under 2 - refer to ENT

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Pathophysiology of epistaxis

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Most commonly Little’s area - confluence of blood vessels

  • anterior and posterior ethmoidal
  • greater palatine
  • sphenopalatine
  • superior labial
  • lateral nasal
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Causes of epistaxis

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Trauma - nose picking, sneezing, rubbing, coughing, injury
Mucosal irritation - dry air, URTIs, steroid use
Clotting abnormalities - Von-Willebrand’s disease, hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia

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Risk factors for epistaxis

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Activities involving altitude - skiing
Strenuous physical activities with risk of nasal trauma or straining - rugby, gymnastics
Coagulopathies
Hay fever or regular URTIs
Medication use
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Clinical features for epistaxis

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Hx of spontaneous bleeding
May be able to see source of bleeding
May be evidence of septal haematoma

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Management of epistaxis

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Initial first aid
- lean forward over bowel and encourage to spit any blood out of mouth
- pinch soft part of noise for at least 15 mins
- try to keep calm
- apply icepack to nape of neck or forehead
- check for cessation of bleeding
Primary care / A+E
- local anaesthetic to septum - co-phenylcaine
- nasal cautery with silver nitrate
- refer to ENT
In recurrent cases FBC and clotting profile
Naseptin ointment BD for 2 weeks post discharge

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Define peri-orbital cellulitis

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Infection of periorbital soft tissue characterised by erythema and oedema

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Epidemiology of peri-orbital cellulitis

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Primarily of children and adolescents
- peak incidence in children under 10
Twice as common in males
Bi-modal seasonal variation - late winter/early spring

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Pathophysiology of peri-orbital cellulitis

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Pre-septal (anterior) and post-septal (posterior) cellulitis
- divided by orbital septum - think fibrous, multi laminated structure that attaches peripherally to periosteum of orbital margin to form arcus marginalis
Commonly occurs as result of contiguous spread from paranasal sinuses - ethmoidal sinusitis most common
Common in children due to thinner and dehiscent bone surface of their lamina papyracea and increased diploic venous supply

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Most common organisms of peri-orbital cellulitis

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Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Moraxella catarrhalis
Staphylococcus aureus - most common
Group A strep
34
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Clinical features of pre-septal infections

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Eyelid oedema of upper eyelid
Absence of orbital signs
Normal vision 
Absence of proptosis
Full ocular motility without pain
35
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Clinical features of orbital cellulitis

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Orbital signs in addition to worsening oedema

  • proptosis
  • ophthalmoplegia
  • decreased visual acuity
  • loss of red colour vision - first sign of optic neuropathy
  • chemosis
  • painful diplopia
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Classification of peri-orbital cellulitis

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1 = pre-septal cellulitis
- cellulitis confined to the eyelid
2 = post-septal orbital cellulitis
- inflammation that extends into orbital tissue, no abscess formation
3 = subperiosteal abscess
- abscess forms deep to the periosteum of orbit
4 = intra-orbital abscess
- collection of pus inside or outside the muscle cone
5 = cavernous sinus thrombosis
- extension of orbital infection into cavernous sinus
- lead to bilateral marked eyelid oedema and involvement of 3rd, 5th and 6th cranial nerves

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Differential diagnosis of peri-orbital cellulitis

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Vesicles of herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Erythematous irritation of contact dermatitis
Raised, dry plaques of atopic dermatitis
Hordeolum or stye
Chalazion
Dacrocystitis
Blepharitis
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Treatment of peri-orbital cellulitis

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Mild pre-septal = outpatient empiric broad spec oral abx
Orbital cellulitis = hospital admission for IV abx covering most gram + and - bacteria
Supportive therapy with IV fluid hydration and analgesia
Orbital abscesses = urgent surgical drainage

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Complications of orbital cellulitis

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Complete vision loss - mechanical pressure, compression of arteries and appearance of necrotic areas on optic nerve
Neurological complications
- encephalomeningitis
- cavernous sinus thrombosis
- sepsis
- intracranial abscess formation
40
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Define acute epiglottitis

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Acute, life-threatening condition

- most commonly caused by infection

41
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Epidemiology of acute epiglottitis

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Rare - 1-4/100,000

- reduced since haemophilus influenza B (Hib) vaccine introduced

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Pathophysiology of acute epiglottitis

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Inflammation of epiglottis - flap of cartilage behind the tongue
Commonly caused by haemophilus influenzae and streptococcus pneumoniae
Children are at higher risk of acute airway obstruction due to floppier, broader and longer epiglottis

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Causative organisms of epiglottitis

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Bacterial
- haemophilus influenza type B
- strep pneumonia
- staph aureus
- Moraxella catarrhalis
Viral
- HSV
- parainfluenzae
- HIV
Candida and aspergillus species in immunocompromised patients
Non-infectious
- thermal injury - steam, crack cocaine smoking
- direct trauma - blind sweep to remove foreign body
- caustic insults - ingesting dishwasher pellets

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Risk factors for epiglottitis

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Children not receiving the HiB vaccine
Male gender
Immunosuppression

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Clinical features of epiglottitis

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Dyspnoea
Dysphagia
Drooling
Dysphonia - muffled voice
Typically last less than 12 hours
No cough
High-grade fever, sore throat, dehydration and partial airway obstruction 
Stridor is a late sign
- tripod position - leans forward on outstretched arms with next extended and tongue out
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Differential diagnosis of epiglottitis

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Laryngotracheobronchitis (Croup)
- distinctive seal-like barking cough
- drooling, stridor and tripod position
- steeple signs of subglottis on neck x-ray
Inhaled foreign body
- sudden onset
- no fever initially
- may see radio-opaque foreign bodies on neck x-ray
Retropharyngeal abscess
- CT shows abscess
- normal epiglottis and swollen retropharyngeal space on laryngoscopy
Tonsillitis
- bilateral erythematous tonsils with exudate
- longer clinical hx
Peritonsillar abscess
- unilaterally displaced tonsil with peritonsillar erythema and swelling, deviated uvula
- collection of fluid with enhanced rim on CT
Diphtheria
- thick membrane over posterior pharynx
- unvaccinated child
- corynebacterium diphtheria found on microbiology assay

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Investigations for epiglottitis

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Secure airway
Keep calm
Throat swabs
Blood tests - FBC, cultures and CRP
Lateral neck x-ray
- thumb-print signs (swollen epiglottis)
- thickened aryepiglottic folds
- increased opacity of larynx and vocal cords
CT/MRI if no response and airway securted
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Management of epiglottitis

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Secure airway
- early escalation to on-call anaesthesia and ENT registrar
- avoid exacerbation distress
Oxygen
Nebulised adrenaline
IV abx
- 3rd generation cephalosporins - ceftriaxone
- converted to oral once stable and extubates
IV steroids
IV fluids
- resuscitation and maintenance

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Complications of epiglottitis

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Mediastinitis
- infection spreads to retropharyngeal space
Deep neck space infection
- retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal cellulitis/abscess
Pneumonia
- following intubation
Meningitis
- haemophilus influenzae type B infection
Sepsis/bacteraemia

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Define quinsy

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Peritonsillar abscess
Collection of pus in peritonsillar space
- complication of tonsillitis

51
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Epidemiology of peritonsillar abscess

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More common in young adults - peak incidence between 20-40 yrs

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Pathophysiology of peritonsillar abscess

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Result of tonsillitis - causing irritation and cellulitis in peritonsillar space, suppuration and collection of pus
Most common organism is group A streptococcus
- 15-24 years old most commonly Fusobacterium necrophorum
- 30-39 years old most commonly group A Streptococcus

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Risk factors of peritonsillar abscess

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Recurrent episodes of tonsillitis or partially treated episodes following multiple abx
Significantly increased risk in smokers

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Clinical features of peritonsillar abscess

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Severe sore throat
Drooling/unable to swallow saliva
Trismus - muscle spasm preventing jaw opening to full extent
Hot potato voice
Halitosis
Fever Otalgia
Fever
Unilateral tonsillar inflammation
Deviation of uvular away from affected side
Restricted opening of jaw
Fullness/fluctuant swelling superior to tonsil

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Differential diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess

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Tonsillitis
Peritonsillar cellulitis
Parapharyngeal/retropharyngeal abscess
Epiglottitis

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Investigations for peritonsillar abscess

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FBC - elevated WCC, neutrophil predominance
U+E - dehydrated due to poor oral intake - elevated creatinine and urea
CRP
Glandular fever screen

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Management of peritonsillar abscess

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Aspiration or incision and drainage/ needle aspiration
Abx - co-amoxiclav or benzylpenicillin or metronidazole
IV rehydration
Steroid therapy

58
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Define tonsillitis

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Inflammation of palatine tonsils

- concentration of lymphoid tissue within oropharynx

59
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Common causative organisms of tonsillitis

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Adenovirus
Epstein Barr virus
Group A strep (strep pyogenes)

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Risk factors for tonsillitis

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Smoking - second hand or personal

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Clinical features for tonsillits

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Last between 5-7 days
Odynophagia
Fever
Reduced oral intake
Halitosis
New onset snoring
SOB
Red inflamed tonsils
White exudate spots on tonsils
Cervical lymphadenopathy
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Features of FeverPAIN score

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1 point each

  • fever during past 24hours
  • purulence
  • attended rapidly - within 3 days of onset of other symptoms
  • severely inflamed tonsils
  • no cough of coryza
63
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Outcome of Fever PAIN score

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0-1 suggests low chance of strep cause
2-3 shows medium chance so consider delayed prescription of abx
4-5 is high chance of strep cause so consider abx

64
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Differential diagnosis of tonsillitis

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Quinsy
Pharyngitis
Glandular fever
Tonsillar malignancy
Epiglottitis
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Management of tonsillitis

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Consider inpatient admission
- respiratory compromise
- risk of dehydration
- no improvement despite treatment in the community
Abx - benzylpenicillin for 7-10 days
Analgesia - paracetamol and ibuprofen
Steroids
Operative removal - 7 or more episodes in one year
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Complications of tonsillitis

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Peritonsillar abscess
Deep neck space abscess
Recurrent tonsillitis

67
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Define PSGM

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Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis

Classic triad of hypertension, haematuria and oedema

68
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Define rheumatic fever

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Autoimmune response to GAS

-> rheumatic heart disease, prolonged fever, anaemia, arthritis

69
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Define glandular fever

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Colloquial term for infectious mononucleosis (IM)

Caused by Epstein-Barr virus

70
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Epidemiology of glandular fever

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Commonly acute presentation in teenagers and young adults (18-22) and age 1-6

71
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Risk factors for glandular fever

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Common transmission by exchange of saliva
Incubation period of 6 weeks
Spread by blood transfusion and stem cell and solid organ transplant

72
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Clinical features of glandular fever

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Sore throat
Snoring and sleep apnoea
Swollen neck
Feverish
Headaches
N+V
Generally tired despite adequate sleep
Generalised aches and pains in muscles joints
Enlarged inflamed tonsils
Significant cervical lymphadenopathy
Abdominal tenderness and splenomegaly
Hepatomegaly
Palatal petechiae
73
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Differential diagnosis of glandular fever

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Tonsillitis - bacterial is generally shorter lived

Quinsy - tends to be unilateral

74
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Investigations for glandular fever

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FBC - raised WCC
LFTs - raised
Monospot testing 
- identifying Epstein-Barr virus
- detection of non-specific heterophile IgM autoantibodies 
- may take a week to appear
ELISA based immunoassays
- more specific
75
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Management of glandular fever

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Antivirals
- minimal clinical evidence
- not commonly prescribed in immunocompromised patients
Steroids
- reserved for patients with resp compromise
Abx
- bacterial superinfection present in as many as 30%
- benzylpenicillin/penicillin V

76
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Complications of glandular fever

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Post-viral fatigue
- persistence of disabling fatigue, MSK pain or mood disturbance 6 months after initial infection
Malignancy
- associated with lymphomas (Burkitt’s, Hodgkins and T-cell)
- nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Encephalitis
- fever, seizures, unusual behaviour and gait disturbance
Splenic rupture
- can occur up to 8 weeks after presentation
- avoid contact sports for 4-6 weeks post infection

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