Infection - Scarlet Fever Flashcards
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Causative Organism of Scarlet Fever
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- Group A B-hemolytic streptococcus (GABS)
- Producing erythrogenic toxin
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Mode of Infection by Scarlet Fever
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Direct droplet
3
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IP of Scarlet Fever
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2 - 4 days
4
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Infectivity Period of Scarlet Fever
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1- 2 days after start of penicillin therapy
5
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CP of Scarlet Fever
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6
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CP of Scarlet Fever
- Prodorme
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7
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CP of Scarlet Fever
- Enanthema
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8
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CP of Scarlet Fever
- Exanthema
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9
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Exanthema of Scarlet Fever
- Relation to Fever
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10
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Exanthema of Scarlet Fever
- Charcaters
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Red pinpoint confluent, feeling like sandpaper
11
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Exanthema of Scarlet Fever
- Spreading
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12
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Exanthema of Scarlet Fever
- Lasts
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7 days then desquamates (Trunk → Limbs)
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CP of Scarlet Fever
- Diagnostic Features
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- Tonsilitis
- Circumoral pallor
- Enanthema & Exanthema
- Pastia’s sign (transverse line in antecubital
14
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INVx for Scarlet Fever
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15
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Complications of Scarlet Fever
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16
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DDx of Scarlet Fever
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17
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Prevention of Scarlet Fever
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- Long-acting penicillin
- “Daily oral / Monthly IM”
18
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TTT of Scarlet Fever
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- Penicillin “Drug of choice”
- Erythromycin “For penicillin allergy”
