MSRA: MMR + Rash

Question 1

What is the cause of hand, foot and mouth disease?

Answer 1

Coxsackie virus A16

Question 2

What are the features of hand, foot and mouth disease?

Answer 2

Younger than 5
Fever
Vesicles on hands and feet
Painful, oral ulcers -> feeding difficulty
May have maculopapular rash on buttocks

Question 3

What is the cause of erythema infectiosum?

Answer 3

Parvovirus B19

Question 4

What are the features of erythema infectiosum?

Answer 4

Fever, headache
Slapped cheek rash, spreading to arms

Question 5

What is the cause of Scarlet Fever?

Answer 5

GABHS
(Strep pyogenes)

Question 6

What are the features of Scarlet Fever?

Answer 6

Fever, sore throat, sand paper rash, sparing around the mouth, strawberry tongue

Question 7

What are the features of measles?

Answer 7

Fever, cough, coryza
Conjuctivitis
Koplik spots on oral mucosa
Followed by maculopapular rash which starts behind the ears before spreading over the body

Question 8

What are the features of rubella?

Answer 8

Pinkish maculopapular rash begins on face and then typically spreads down the body

Question 9

What are the key features of roseola infantum?

Answer 9

HHV-6
High fever lasting 3-5 days, which settles followed by onset of maculopapuplar rash