Important skin changes in skin Blood and lymph Flashcards
Pathognomic characteristic of Measles
Koplik spots on the buccal mucosa are pathognomic
also see a maculopapular rash for 3-4 days after the onset of prodrome
Fever cough coryza and conjunctivitis
Characteristics of Parovirus
Erythema Infectiosum in children or fifth disease is characterized by
- Slapped cheek appearance
- circumoral pallor
- maculopapular rash on the trunk and limbs
what is the most common cause of myocarditis in childhood
Parovirus
what other diseases does of parovirus B19 infection mimic
autoimmune states such as lupus, systemic sclerosis
antiphospholipid syndrome or vasculitis
What is Ehrlichiosis
a rickettsial infection common in missouri
fever chills headache malasie, myalgia, nausea, vomittin, anorexia, photophobia
abdominal pain miicking appendicitis, conjunctival injection, paatal petechiae, edema of dorsal hands, calf pain
Neuroogical: altered menta lstatus, cranial or peripheral motor nerve paralysis, sudden deafness
when does the erythematous macules appear on an erhrichiliosis patient?
5 days after onset of systemmic symptoms
what is the rash that is present in lymes disease
Erythema migrans
Stage 1 of Lymes disease
Early localized infection
Bulls eye lesion
viral like illness, mayalgias arthalgias headache fatigue and may have a fever
Sage 2 of lymes disease
weeks to months later
Bacteremia with erythema migrans
-secondary skin lesions
myopericarditis with atrial or ventricular arrhythmias and heart block
maybe neurological symptoms
conjunctivitis
Stage 3 of lymes diseae
late persistznt infection months to years -Musculoskeletal manifestations -monarticular or oligioarticular arthritis of the knee or other large weight bearing joints Chronic arthritis
can vesicle formation appear in Lymes disease
yes but does noot follow a dermatomal pattern like shingles
What virus is associated with Infecious Mononucleosis and what test is positive to determine it?
EBV
Positive heteropjile agglutination test (monospot)
Complications of Infectious Mononucleosis
Hepatitis, myocarditis, encephalitis, airway obstruction from adentitis, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia
What causes Syphillis
Treponema Pallidum
What occurs in the first stage of Syphillis
Early stage
- Primary lesion, is chancre and regional lymphadenopathy
- second lesion is the skin and membranous membranes, bone or CNS and liver