The Mess That Is Micro -XI - Red Rashes

Question 0

Macular rash over body appears after several days of high fever. Can present with febrile seizures. Usually affects infants.

Answer 0

Roseola, HHV 6

Question 1

Vesicular rash in palms and soles. Vesicles and ulcers in oral mucosa. In a kid.

Answer 1

Hand-foot-mouth disease (Coxsackie A virus)

Question 2

Begins at head and moves down.

Preceded by coryza, cough, conjunctivitis.

Blue white spots in the buccal mucosa.

Answer 2

Measles / rubeola

Question 3

Slapped cheek rash on face

Answer 3

Erythema infectiosum / fifth disease / parvovirus b19

Question 4

Rash begins at head and moves down - fine truncal rash - postauricular lymphadenopathy

Answer 4

Rubella

Question 5

Erythematous, sandpaper like rash with fever and sore throat

Answer 5

Scarlet fever, strep pyogenes

Question 6

Vesicular rash that begins on trunk and spreads to face and extremities with lesions of different ages

Answer 6

Vzv / chicken pox

Question 7

Where does the measles rash start and move to?

Answer 7

Begins on head and moves down

Question 8

Where does rubella rash start and move to?

Answer 8

Begins at head and moves down trunk

Question 9

Where does the chickenpox rash start and move to?

Answer 9

Starts on trunk and spreads to face and extremities

Question 10

Which viruses are associated with palms and soles rashes?

Answer 10

Syphilis, rmsf, coxsackievirus a

Mnemonic: cocks sift rocks