Infectious Flashcards
Red eye in neonates
Red eye with purulent discharge, tense edema of eyelids with marked chemosis
Causative agent and treatment?
N gonorrhea
Ceftriaxone 50mg/kg 1 dose
Red eye in neonates
Mild to severe swelling of eyelids with copious purulent discharge
Causative agent and treatment
Chlamydia trachomatis
Erythromycin
Red eye in neonates
Edema and erythema of eyelids
Purulent discharge
Pannus formation, endophthalmitis
Causative agent and treatment?
Pseudomonas
Gentamicin eye ointment
Systemic antibiotics
Red itchy eyes
Thin exudate
Pain and photophobia
+/- Cough and colds
Adenovirus
Older children
Red eyes with presence of pus
Staph
Red eyes with pus Inclusion bodies in scraping Inturned eyelashes Corneal scarring Blindness
Chlamydia
Bilateral eye lid swelling
Eosinophils
Muscle pain
History of GIT infection
Trichinella
Unilateral inflammation at bite site around eye or mouth
History of travel to mexico or South America
Trypanosoma
All cestoded are treated with praziquantel except
Echinococcus - albendazole
Treatment for trichuris
Mebendazole
Treatment for enterobius
Pyrantel pamoate
Treatment for strongyloides
Ivermectin
Treatment for trichinella
Thiabendazole
Treatment for wuchurerianand brugia
DEC
Treatment for recurrent carbunculosis to eradicate nasopharyngeal carriage of staphylococcus aureus
Mupirocin
Cutaneous lesions from mosquito bite and child keeps on scratching
Multiple, dry heaped up tightly adherent crusts
Ecthyma
Cutaneous lesions from mosquito bite and child keeps on scratching
Initially vesicular, honey crusted lesion
Catalase negative
No systemic symptoms
Impetigo
GABHS
To prevent disease in those siblings exposed to varicella, live vaccine is given within how many days?
3-5
Inflamed erythematous skin, tender and warm
Red, raised, butterfly rash in appearance with pain and rapid spreading
Erysipelas
Cutaneous lesions from mosquito bite and child keeps on scratching
Following contact with saltwater or oysters
Vibrio
Cutaneous lesions from mosquito bite and child keeps on scratching
Burn patient
Blue green pus
Grape like odor
Pseudomonas
Solitary or lymphocutaneous lesions
Rose gardener or likes lying in the garden
Sporothrix schenckii