Rashes And Organisms

Question 1

Rash begins at head moves down with fine desquamative truncal rash
And
post auricular lymphadenopathy

Answer 1

Rubella virus
Is a toga virus
One of the component of torches

Question 2

Rash begins in head moves down
But preceded with coryza cough conjunctivitis
And
KOPLIKS spots—- red spots with white/blue centre in buccal mucosa

Answer 2

Measles
Most common case of measles associated death is pneumonia

Rx shud include vitamin A

Question 3

Oval shaped vesicles in palms and soles

Vesicles and ulcers in mouth

Answer 3

Hand foot mouth syndrome
Coxsackie A virus
Which is a picorna RNA virus

Question 4

Fever in a child/ infant followed by red macules on body

Or high grade febrile seizure fby red macules on trunk spreading to extremities

Answer 4

Roseola infection by HHV 6
Aka exanthem subitum
Spreads by saliva

Question 5

Slapped cheek rash on face of child

Answer 5

Erythema infectiosum ie fifth disease

Parvovirus B19

Question 6

vesicular rash that begins on trunk and spreads to face and extremities

All vesicles are in different stages

Answer 6

Chicken pox caused by herpes virrus family—-hhv 3
Varicella zoster

Most common complication—- post herpetic neuralgia

Remains latent in dorsal root ganglia or trigeminal ganglia
If herpes zoster ophthlamicus—v1 div of trigeminal nerve

Question 7

Fever sore throat
Flushed cheeks with pallor surrounding mouth
Strawberry tongue
Sand paper like rough rash on neck trunk and extremities

Answer 7

Scarlet fever caused by streptococcus pyogenes also kn as gabhs
Due to erythrogenic toxin

Question 8

Painless papule with surrounding vesicles develops into

Ulcer with black eschar

Answer 8

Cutaneous anthrax
Caused by bacillus anthracis which is gram positive spore forming rod
Gives medusa head appearence of colonies on culture.