infection 2

Question 1

how do you treat strep and staph ?

Answer 1

flucloxacillin

Question 2

what are features of scarlet fever

Answer 2

strep A

malaise
fever
tonsillitis
exanthema
strawberry tongue
squamation

Question 3

how do you treat scarlet fever ?

Answer 3

penicillin 10 days

Question 4

what are complications of scarlet fever ?

Answer 4

erysipelas
cellulitis
impetigo
strep toxic shock
rheumatic fever
GN

Question 5

what are symptoms of Kawasaki disease ?

Answer 5

fever 5 days
bilateral conjunctival injection
change mucus membranes
cervical lymphadenopathy
polymorphous rash
change of extremities

peripheral oedema, erythema
periungual desquamation

Question 6

what is the pathophysiology of kawasaki disease ?

Answer 6

self-limiting vasculitis of medium-sizd arteries

Question 7

how do you treat Kawasaki disease ?

Answer 7

immunoglobulins
aspirin
immunsuppression

Question 8

what are signs of chicken pox ?

Answer 8

mild malaise and fever

exanthema: papules, vesciels, pustules, crustae

Question 9

what are red flags in VZV infection ?

Answer 9

high fever
new lesions >10 days
inflamed lesions
general malaise

Question 10

what are features of HSV infection in neonates ?

Answer 10

sepsis
meningoencephalitis
hepatitis

Question 11

what tests do you do on vesicular rashes ?

Answer 11

smear - Tzanck test
PCR
serology