UW pediatrics Flashcards
Preseptal vs orbital cellulitis regarding clinical features
preseptal: eylid erythema + swelling + chemosis (edema of conjuctiva)
orbital: same symptoms PLUS proptosis +/or opthaloplegia with diplopia
preseptal vs orbital cellulitis regarding treatment
preseptal: oral antibiotics
orbital: IV antibiotics +/- surgery
Herpangina vs herpetic gingivostomatitis regarding etiology / age / season
herpangina: Cox A, 3-10 years, summer/early fall
Herpetic: HSV1, 6months - 5 years, no season
herpangina vs herpetiv gingivostomatitis regarding clinical features / treatment
- herpangina: fever, pharyngitis, GRAY vesivles/ulcers on POSTERIOR oropharynx –> supportive management
- Herpetic: fever pharyngitis, erythematous gingiva, Clusters of small vesicles on ANTERIOR oropharynx and LIPS –> oral acyclovir
perinatal transmission of HCV - ways of transmission
- perinatal exposure to genital secretion (MC)
- transplacental (rare)
NOT FROM BREASTFEEDING
impetigo - types and microbiology / treatment
- non-bullous: S. aureus, S. pyogenes
- boullou: S. aureus
treatment: limited skin: topical antibiotics (mucirocin)
extensive skin involvemnt: oral antibiotics (cephalexin, dicloxacillin, clindamycin)
rubella immunization during pregnancy
contraindicated
nonbulous impetigo - treatment
topical antibiotics (eg. mupirocin)
Rubella - clinical manifestations
children: fever, cephalocaudal spread of maculopapular rash (SPREADS IN 24 HOURS)
adolsescents/adults: same + arhtralgias/arthritis
how to diagnose measles instead of rubella
higher fever more than 40), rash ospread over multiple days, cervical lymphadenopathy rather than posterior auricular or suboccipital
NOT ARTHRITIS
congenital varicella is characterised by
limb hypoplasia, cataracts, distintive skin lesion (eg. scarring)
maternal - fetal transmission is more teratogenic during (time)
1st trimester
pertusis prophylaxis
all close contacts should be given a macrolide antibiotic REGARDLESS OF AGE, IMMUNISATION STATUS, OR SYMPTOMS
MCC of viral meningitis
non-polio enterovirus such as exchovirus and cox
Measles virus (rubeola) - clinical manifestation and treatment
prodrome (cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, fever (more than 40), koplik spots)
maculopapular exanthem: cephalocaudal + centrifugal spread, spares palms and soles
treatmetn: supportive, vit A for hospitalized patients