scarlet Fever Vs Kawasaki Flashcards
1
Q
Scarlet fever cause
A
Grp A beta haemolytic strep pyogenes
2
Q
Scarlet fever px
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Early- Sore throat High fever over 38.5 Headache Flushed cheeks Bright red tongue 1-2 days- Pink rash- chest and abdo, spread to ears and neck etc. Sandpaper.
3
Q
Kawasaki px
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Fever, malaise, conunctivitis, cervical lymphad, arthritis Fever for over 5d PLUS 4 out of 5 of- Red palms and soles Polymorphous rash Bilat conjunctivitis Red cracked lips Strawberry tongue Diffuse mucosa infec Acute non purulent cervical lymphad
4
Q
Kawasaki complic
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Risk coronary A aneurysm
Myocarditis
Thrombocytosis
5
Q
Kawasaki crash and burn
A
Conunctivitis- bilat, non exudative Rash- no vesicular or bullae Adenopathy- cervical unilat us Strawberry tongue- red oral muscosa, cracked lips Hand and feet- swell and erythema Burn- 5 days of daily fevers
6
Q
mx
A
High dose asp to prev clots
IV Ig
