RASHES Flashcards
treatment for strep throat
pen or amoxacillin
**10 days (IM inj if non compliant)
How soon after start of smx must abx be given to treat strep throat to prevent acute rheumatic fever
9 days
Prolonged fever
Rash
Arthritis
Visceral involvement (e.g., hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenitis, serositis)
Systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Fever > 5 days
Nonpurulent conjunctivitis (may have cleared prior to presentation)
Rash
Swelling and erythema of extremities
kawasaki
Fever
Headache
Rash (typically starts on ankles and wrists and progresses centrally and to palms and soles*; may be maculopapular at first, quickly becoming petechial; in 5% of cases, there may be no rash)
Myalgias
RMSF
Fever (generally
scarlett frver
cause rash on palms and soles
RMSF
kawasaki
enterovirus
syphillis
in parvo, when does rash show up
7-10 days after fever
sequelae of parvo
polyarthropathy (pain/swollen joint)
aplastic anemia (if immunocompromised)
a prodrome of fever (over 38.3 C, or 101 F), cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis, this maculopapular rash starts on the neck, behind the ears, and along the hairline. It spreads downward, reaching the feet in two or three days. The initial rash appears on the buccal mucosa as red lesions with bluish white spots in the center
measles (kopilk spots)
is macular or maculopapular rash, also called exanthem subitum, starts on the trunk and spreads to the arms and neck. There is usually less involvement of the face and legs. The rash is preceded by three or four days of high fevers, which end as the rash appears. It is usually seen in children less than two years old.
roseola
It is erythematous, but blanches. It starts in the groin, axillae, and neck, but rapidly spreads. The fever can be high, and the disease is usually self-limited, lasting less than 10 days.
scarlet fever
strawberry tongue assc with
GAS pharyngitis
kawasaki
TSS
diagnostic critera for kawasaki
fever > 5 days Changes in oral mucosa (A) Extremity changes (redness/swelling) (B) Unilateral cervical lymphadenopathy (C) Rash (D) Conjunctivitis (E)
treatment for kawasaki
aspirin and IVIG