Rashes

Question 1

Erythema infectiousum

Answer 1

Parovirus B19
Slapped check + fever at same time
Tx : supportive
F/u - aplastic crisis - sickle cell anaemia
-keep pregnant mother away from baby as it can cause death to fetus
-can go to school w rash

Question 2

Measels

Answer 2

paroixovirus
Prodorme - cough, crisis, conjuctivities, koplick spots in mouth
Rash - on face then spreads to trunk, arms
-fever at same time

F/u - can develop subacute sclerosis pancephalitis
TX: supportive , vaccine early age

Question 3

Rubella (german measels)

Answer 3

Rash on face, trunk then spread down arms (same as other measels)
-Rash + fever
Prodrome - generisled tender lympadenopathy

Question 4

Roeseolla

Answer 4

HHV6
-prodrome - high spiking fever, then get rash
-opposite to measels , starts on trunk and then goes outwards
Tx - supportive
f/u =febrile seizures = benzoes
-panadol for fever
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Question 5

Varicella zoster (chickenpox)

Answer 5

-adult - shingles, child - chicken px
Rash, no fever
-vesicles, erythematous base, diff stages of healing
Tx - supportive

Question 6

Mumps

Answer 6

mumps virus
pubertal males
parotid swelling, orchitis - inferitility
supporive MMRV

Question 7

Hand, foot and mouth

Answer 7

coxasikle A
-looks like varicella but only on hands, feet and mouth
-no vaccine
Tx - suporpotvie

Question 8

Scarlet fever

Answer 8

streptoccocous pyogens
-reaction to toxins produced by group a streptococcus (strept throat)
-fever, maliase, tonsilitis
-strawerry tongue
-Rash - fine, punctuate eruthema sparing mouht
2-6 years
-penecillin