Flashcards in Viral exanthem Deck (11)
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Molluscum contagiosum
Pox virus
umbilicated
no systemic manifestations
Heals on its own
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Hand-foot-mouth disease
Coxsackievirus A type 16
Enterovirus 71
macular to vesicular w/ erythematous halo
tender, fades w/o pigment
vomiting and cns sx (rare)
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HSV1, 2
latent in ganglia
mucocutaneous
"Dewdrop on a rose petal"
rapid rupture --> leaves gray-white ulcer
painful
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Varicella Zoster
HHV-3
Acute - spreads via resp route
Varicella
- dif stages at same time (macule -- papuple -- vesicles -- crusted papule)
2 dose vaccine around age 1
Zoster
- single, unilateral dermatomal distribution
neuralgia
Centripetal
Pain management!
1 dose vaccine greater than 50 yo
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Roseola infantum
HHV-6
Acute febrile illness w/ or w/o rash
high fever --> rash --> fever resolves
rash: neck/trunk --> extremities
less than 3 yo: febrile seizures
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HHV-7
95% adults
ubiquitous
assoc w/ Pitryiasis rosea
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HHV-8
--> Kaposi Sarcoma: vasc. malignancy assoc w/ AIDs
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Measles (Rubeola)
Paramyxovirus
Unvaccinated children. Endemic areas.
Prodromal phase: 3 C's
Cough
Coryza
Conjunctivitis
fever greater than 104 --- Rash
spread: resp droplets
Most contagious!
Mucocutaneous:
- Koplik spots on buccosal mucosa. BEFORE the rash
Rash - forehead to trunk/extremities
"Grains of salt surrounded by a red halo"
Complications: pneumo, otitis media, myocarditis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. (immunocompromised)
VitA
MMR vaccine
strictly human virus -- eradication possible
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Rubella (German measles)
Toga virus
"little red"
spread transplacentally/resp droplets
milder sx than measles
Complications;
- Spontaneous abortion
- Congenital rubella:
-- Cataracts, heart disease, deafness
-- microcephaly (w/in 1st 8 wks of pregnancy)
"Blueberry muffin lesions" --> EMH
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Erythema infectiosum
Parvovirus B19
"Fifth disease"
replicates in erythroid precursors (affects reticulocytes, platelets, and Hb)
"slapped cheek". fades
rash on proximal extremities/trunk -- Classic lacelike reticular pattern after fading
spread: resp secretions
age: 4-10
Adults: arthralgia
Complications
- aplastic crisis in anemic, imm comp ptns
- preggo: - non-imm fetal hydrops, fetal demise
Self limited in healthy ptns
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