Paeds - Skin Flashcards
Impetigo sy
Golden crust
Impetigo ax
Staph aureus
Impetigo mx
Flucloxacillin
Gingivostomatitis sy
Mouth and gum swelling
Gingivostomatitis ax
HSV 1
Gingivostomatitis mx
Analgesia
Slapped cheek sy
Bright red cheek on both sides
Slapped cheek ax
Parovirus B19
Slapped cheek mx
Supportive
Chicken pox - sy
Generalised vesicular rast
Chicken pox mx
IV aciclovir if neonate/immunocompromised
Eczema sy
Dry itchy skin on flexor surfaces, face and neck
Eczema mx
Emollients
Steroid ladder
Steroid ladder
Mild - hydroxycortisone
Moderate - eumavate
Psoriasis sy
raised and rough plaques, dry and itchy
Psoriasis mx
Steroids
Urticaria sy
Small, itchy, lump
Immune or allergy
Urticaria mx
Antihistamines (fexofenadine)