micro - URTIs

Question 1

adenovirus pharyngitis

Answer 1

children, fever, constitutional symptoms, exudate
some cases have conjunctivitis
usually lasts 1-2 weeks

Question 2

HIV pharyngitis

Answer 2

fever, non puritic rash, pharyngitis ( no exudate)
cervical adenopathy
N&V
Mouth ulcers

Question 3

EBV pharyngitis

clinically

Answer 3

fever, cough, exudative, cervical adenopathy,

palate patichiae, splenomegally, mild hepatitis

Question 4

EBV - rare complications

Answer 4

macular papular rash 
splenic rupture 
meningitis, encephilitis 
thrombocytopenia 
Pneumonia

Question 5

EBV - diagnosis

Answer 5

monospot test - heterophile antibodies ( IgM

FBC - low everything

Question 6

Bacterial - strep pyogenes

Answer 6

fever, no cough, oedema, tonsil exudates, adenopathy

peticiae, N&V

Question 7

Strep pyogenes - complications

Answer 7

cellulitis/ abscess

sinisitis/ otitis media

Question 8

Strep pyogenes - diagnosis

Answer 8

throat swab M,C and S

rapid antigen testing kits

Question 9

Corynebacterium diphtheriae - gram positive
Pharyngitis

clinical

Answer 9

fever, grey membrane, swelling with bulk neck

Question 10

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

complications

Answer 10

myocarditis - leads to HF
glomerular damage
muscle paralysis