Mouth and throat- popcorn Flashcards
Tonsillar exudate, tender cervical adenitis, fever, cough absent
GABHS (strep throat)
Penicillin V 500mg PO BID-TID x10days
GABHS
Acute rheumatic fever, Acute glomerulonephritis
GABHS complications
“hot potato” or muffled voice
Peritonsillar abscess
Augmentin or Clinda x14 days
Tx for peritonsillar abscess
Hoarsness + URI sxs
Laryngitis
HiB
most common etiology of Epiglottitis
3 D’s:
- Distress
- Drooling
- Dysphagia
Epiglottitis
Tripod position
Epiglottitis
“Thumb sign” on x-ray
Epiglottitis
Multiple painful vesicular lesions on inflamed, erythematous base
Oral HSV
Coxsackie A16
Hand foot and mouth
Aphthous ulcers in oral and genital region
Bechet’s
“____will brush”
Thrush. Oral candidiasis
KOH wet prep
Oral candidiasis
Will NOT brush off
oral leukoplakia
Biopsy, most likely Cancer
erythroplakia
Common in tobacco and alcohol users
Erythroplakia
White, painless plaque that cant be scraped on the lateral tongue
Hairy Leukoplakia
Epstein barr virus
Hairy Leukoplakia
Almost exclusively seen with HIV patients
Hairy Leukoplakia
Pepto Bismol
Black tongue
Associated with antibiotic use and thrush
Black hairy tongue
Often seen with lip biting/mild oral trauma
mucoceles
Seen adjacent to filling
amalgam tattoo
Benign bony lesion on hard palate
Torus palatinus
Strep mutans
Dental carries
Pain aggravated by eating or anticipation of eating
Sialolithiasis
Sudden onset of firm, erythematous swelling of pre- and postauricular areas extending to angle of mandible
suppurative parotitis
Amylase elevated
Suppurative Parotitis
Edema, erythema, induration of upper neck and floor of mouth
Ludwigs angina
Association with P53 tumor suppressor gene
Most common genetic abnormality in head and neck cancer
Epstein bar virus
Association with Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
HPV
associated with head and neck cancers
