Rashes Flashcards
Slapped cheek disease, fifth’s disease
Erythema infectiosum
Erythema infectiosum caused by
Parvovirus b19
Fever and slapped cheek rash occur at same time
Fifth disease
Treatment for erythema infectiosum
Supportive
Can provoke aplastic crisis in sickle cell disease
Erythema infectiosum
If mom’s other kid has this disease and gets mom sick, it can transfer to baby and cause hydrops fetalis
Erythema infectiosum
German measles
Rubella
Caused by parvomixovirus
Measles
Fever and rash. Rash begins on face. Then spreads down trunk and arms. Clears same way at face then works down.
Measles
Prodrome of cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, and Koplik spots
Measles
White dots in mouth
Koplik spots > measles
MMRV
Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella
Can develop subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in life
Measles
Rash spreads same way as measles. Starts on face then spreads down trunk and arms
Rubella
___________ separates rubella from measles
Prodrome
Has fever and rash at same time
Measles and German measles
Rubella caused by
Rubella
Prodrome of generalized and tender lymphadenopathy
German measles (rubella)
Caused by HHV 6
Roseola
Prodrome of very high spiking fever > 104. Fever breaks, then rash occurs
Roseola
Rash starts on trunk and expands outward from trunk
Roseola
Has risk of febrile seizures because of very high fever
Roseola
Abort febrile seizures with ______________ if last longer than >5 mins
Benzos
Varicella in adult
Causes shingles
Varicella in baby
Chickenpox
Rash without fever
Varicella
Diffuse rash. Vesicles on an Erythematous base. In different stages of healing
Varicella
Hides in dorsal root ganglion
Varicella
Inside dermatome and never crosses midline
Shingles
Given to reduce duration of shingles
Acyclovir
Post-herpetic neuralgia pain from shingles controlled by
TCAs (gabapentin or pregabalin)
Shingles vaccine needs to be given over age
60
Caused by mumps virus
Mumps
Seen in pubertal males. Parotid swelling and orchitis
Mumps
Orchitis from this disease may lead to infertility
Mumps
Caused by coxsackie A
Hand, foot, mouth disease
Looks exactly like varicella, except only on hands, feet, and mouth
Hand, feet, mouth disease