Paeds (Infection and Immuno) Flashcards
Measles
Prodrome: irritable, conjunctivitis, fever, Koplik spots (white spots “grain of salt” on buccal mucosa)
Rash: starts behind face (ears) then spreads to whole body, discrete maculopapular rash becoming blotchy and confluent and koplik spots (white papules on the buccal mucosa that often present before the rash)
High fever, cough, coryza, irritability, red eyes and poor appetite.
Vaccination schedule: 2 months
5in1- DTaP/IPV(polio)/Hib
PCV (pneumococcal)
Rotavirus
Vaccination schedule: 3 months
5in1- DTaP/IPV(polio)/Hib 2nd dose
Men C
Rotavirus 2nd dose
Vaccination schedule: 4 months
5in1- DTaP/IPV(polio)/Hib 3rd dose
PCV (pneumococcal) 2nd dose
Vaccination schedule: 12-13 months
Hib/Men C booster
MMR
PCV (pneumococcal) 3nd dose
Vaccination schedule: 2, 3, 4 yrs plus years 1 + 2 school
Flu vaccine
Vaccination schedule: From 3 yrs 4 months up to year 1 school
MMR 2nd dose
4 in 1 pre-school booster - DTaP/IPV
Vaccination schedule: 12- 13 yrs girls
HPV
Vaccination schedule: 13-18 years
3in1 booster - TD/IPV
Vaccination schedule: 13-15 years
Men C booster
Chicken pox
Initial mild flu-like symptoms
Itchy, pustular rrash, starting on head/trunk before spreading.
Initially macular then papular then vesicular
The infection may spread from about 2 days before appearance of rash. They remain infectious for roughly 5-7 days after the appearance of the rash and until the last lesions have burst and crusted over.
Incubation period : 10-21 days
Incubation period
period of time between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms.
Common complications of measles
common: otitis media, pneumonia
uncommon: bronchitis, Encephalitis, meningitis
Common complication of mumps
Orchitis (nflammation of the testes)
Scarlett fever
- sandpaper rash (facial sparing)
- swollen “strawberry” tongue
- rash starting on abdomen and spreading to back and limbs
- lymphadenopathy.
Mx:
- 10-day course of penicillin V for an underlying group-A strep
- advised to stay off school for 24h after starting the antibiotics
- and public health should be notified.