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Pediatric Exanthems and rashes
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Viral
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Classic
I
Measles (Rubeola)
II
Scarlet Fever
III
Rubella (German measles)
IV Filatow-Dukes disease
V
Erythema Infectiosum
VI Roseola Infantum
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 Other
Herpes
HSV 1 and 2
Varicella-zoster
Cytomegalovirus
Epstein-Barr virus
Human Herpes virus 6 and 7
Human herpes virus 8
Enterovirus
Coxsackie A16
Coxsackie A
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Bacterial
Group A Streptococcus
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Other
Gianotti-Crosti
Unilateral laterothoracic exanthem
Pityriasis Rosea
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Measles
 Paramyxovirus
 Incubation
period: 7 –14 days
 Infectious
period: 1- 2 days before prodrome
to 4 days after onset of rash
 Very infectious (90% attack
contacts)
 Droplet spread –
rates in household
oral secretions
 Typical course 7‐10 days (without
 Risk
factors: non-vaccination
complications
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Measles: clinical features
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Prodrome: day 7-14 after exposure
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Fever
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Cough
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Coryza
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Conjunctivitis
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Koplik’s spots (1-2 days before rash)
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Rash (D3‐7) started behind ears
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Miserable
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Measles: Fever + Triad
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Measles: exanthem
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Measles complications
Respiratory
- Common
- Secondary bacterial inftection
- OM
- LTB
Cardiac
- Myocarditis
- Pericarditis
- ECG Changes
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Measles Complications
Neurological
-
Abnormal EEG common
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Encephalitis
-
1:1000
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Usually during exanthem
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25% sequalae
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CSF increased wcc (pleocytosis), protein
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Measles Complications
Others
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Black measles (haemorrhagic skin eruption)
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SSPE
-
-
0.6/100,000
Mean incubation 7 years
Increased CSF IgG
6-9 months until death
Keratitis (blindness)
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Measles: diagnosis

Serology
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IgM
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Detectable 3 – 30 days after exanthem
IgG
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Detectable from 7 days after the exanthem appears
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Scarlet Fever
Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus
Primary
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Pharyngitis
Skin
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
Cellulitis
Impetigo
Non-Suppurative complications
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Scarlet fever
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
Acute glomerulonephritis
Acute rheumatic fever
Suppurative complications
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Tonsillar abscess
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Necrotizing fasciitis
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GAS
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Aerobic gram-positive coccus
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Forms chains
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Scarlet Fever
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Symptoms of primary infection, ie pharyngitis
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Strawberry tongue
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Perioral pallor
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Scarlet fever: Rash
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Scarlet fever: rash
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Scarlet Fever: rash
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock
Syndrome
Definition: GAS infection associated with the
acute onset of shock and organ failure
Virulence factors:

M protein (Type 1, 3, 12, 28 most commonly isolated)


Anti-phagocytic, cell membrane protein
Exotoxins (SPEA, SPEB)
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Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A,B
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Trigger inflammatory cytokine release
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock
Syndrome: Clinical Features

Fever
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Hypotension

Altered mental status (50%)

Multiorgan dysfunction


Renal (All)
ARDS 55%
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Influenza-like syndrome (20%)
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Soft tissue infection
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Progresses to fasciitis/myositis 70-80%
Scarlatinaform rash (10%)
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Staphylococcal toxic shock
syndrome vs Streptococcal
Findings
Staph
Strep
Age
15-35
20-50
Sex
F>M
F=M
Absent
Present
Erythroderma
Present
Absent
N/V/D
Present
Absent
Bacteraemia
Uncommon
60%
Mortality
3%
30%
Local invasive
Disease
Generalized
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock
Syndrome: Diagnosis
Working Group on Severe Streptococcal
Infections:
Isolation of GAS from a normally sterile site
Plus
 Hypotension
Plus > 2 of the following
 Renal impairment
 Coagulopathy
 Liver impairment
 ARDS
 Erythematous macular rash, may desquamate
 Soft tissue necrosis
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Rubella
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Togavirus

Incubation period: 2 - 3weeks

Transmission:
droplet
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Rubella: Clinical Features
 Mild/subclinical
 Prodrome

Eye pain, conjunctivitis, headache, fever, malaise
 Rash


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Maculopapular
Starts on face, spreads caudally to trunk, extremities
Similar to Measles, but spreads quicker
 Lymphadenopathy
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Posterior cervical, posterior auricular, suboccitpital
 Forchheimer
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spots (20%)
Petechiae on soft palate
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Rubella: complications
Joints

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Arthralgia/arthritis
Rare in children
Lasts about 9 days
Neurological
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Encephalitis rare
2-4 days after rash
Parasthesia
Other
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Thrombocytopaenia
Purpura
Myocarditis
Testicular pain
Haemolytic anaemia
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Rubella: Diagnosis
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Serology

Rubella IgM (false positive EBV, CMV)

Follow-up serology 4 weeks (paired sera)
Treatment

Supportive
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Erythema Infectiosum
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Parvovirus B19
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Common: 5-10% aged 2-5 seropositive
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Incubation
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4 – 14 days
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Replicates in erythroid progenitor cells in bone marrow/blood
 anaemia
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Erythema Infectiosum: Clinical
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Biphasic illness
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Non-specific prodrome (fever, headache, myalgias (5-7 days
after infection)
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1 week later – rash (“slapped cheek”, reticular rash
extremities)
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Papular-pruritic glove and sock syndrome
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Arthritis/arthralgia
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Aplastic crisis
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EI: rare manifestations
Arthritis
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Association b/w B19 and RA
Neurological
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Encephaliis
Meningitis
GB syndrome
Facial palsy
CT syndrome
Myocarditis
Cutaneous
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EM
HSP
Petechiae
Haematological
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TTP
Pancytopaenia
Haemophagocytic
DB anaemia
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EI: Slapped cheek
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Parvovirus B19: reticular/lace rash
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Papular-pruritic glove and sock
syndrome
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EI: Treatment
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Paracetamol, Ibuprofen

IVIG only in patients with aplasia
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Supportive
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HHV 6: Roseola Infantum
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DNA virus
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Sixth disease
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Incubation: 9 days
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Transmission: oral secretions
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80% children seropositive by age 1
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Peak infection 9 – 21 months
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HHV6: Clinical
 Fever
and convulsion (6-15%)
 Diarrhoea
 Usually
(70%)
well
 Rash
 evolves over 12 hours, fades 2-3 days
 Appears as fever abates
 Starts on neck/trunk, spreads to extremities
 Erythematous, blanching, macular/mac-papular
 Bulging
fontanelle (25%)
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HHV6: Rash
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HHV6: treatment
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Supportive
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Anti-virals in immunocompromised
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Varicella Zoster
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DNA virus
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Incubation: 10-21 days
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Tramission: Droplet
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Highly infectious (1-2 days before rash, until crusts)
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Chickenpox: clinical
Prodrome
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Fever
Headache
Malaise
Pharyngitis
Rash
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Pruritic
Macules  papules  vesciles
Hairline
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Chickenpox: Rash
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VZV Chickenpox: Complications
Skin

Cellulitis (GAS)
Neurological

Encephalitis
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Acute cerebellar ataxia (1:4000)
Diffuse encephalitis (1:100,000)
Reye Syndrome
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No salicylates
N/V, headache, excitability, delirium
Respiratory
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Pneumonia (SA, GAS)
Zoster
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CMV
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DNA virus (HHV)
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60-70% seroprevalence
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Infection usually asymptomatic
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Most improtant cause of congenital infection
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Important in immunocompromised hosts
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Associated with malignant transformation
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CMV: Clinical
Immunocompetent
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90% asymptomatic
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Fever and lethargy up to 4 weeks
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Usually self-limiting
Immunocompromised
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CMV pneumonitis (90% mortality)
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GIT disease
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CMV retinitis
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CMV: Diagnosis, Treatment
Diagnosis

PCR and CMV antigenaemia
Treatment

Nucleosides (Target DNA polymerase)
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Ganciclovir and cidofovir
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Foscarnet
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ZIG immunoglobulin
Indications
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Neonates whose mother develops VZV from 5 days prior to 2
days after delivery
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Neonates if mother no history or negative serology
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Premature infants < 28/40
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Where vaccine may be contrindicated
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Enteroviruses
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Picornaviridae family
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RNA virus

Transmission

Faecal-oral

Respiratory secretions (CoxsackieA21)
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Droplets (Enterovirus 70)
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Enterovirus
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Poliovirus
subclinical, aseptic
meningitis, paralytic
poliomyelitis
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Non-polio virus

Coxsackie A
HFMD, Herpangina
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Coxsackie B
Herpangina, pleurodynia,
myocarditis, pericarditis,
meningoencephalitis
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Echovirus
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Enterovirus
URTI, aseptic meningitis, acute
haemorrhagic conjunctivitis
Gastroenteritis
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Herpangina
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Coxsackie A16, Enterovirus 71
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Mainly 3-10yo
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Fever, sore throat, odonyphagia
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Vesicular enanthem on the tonsillar fauces, soft palate,
posterior pharynx
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Conservative, symptomatic Rx
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HMFD
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Coxsackie A16, enterovirus 71
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Summer
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Hihgly infectious
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Prodrome
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Vesicular eruptions of hands, feet, oral cavity
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Conservative, symptomatic Rx
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Pityriasis rosea
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?viral aetiology
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Mulitple viruses implicated
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Often viral prodrome
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“Herald” patch
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Single scaling patch
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Appears 1-21 ays prior to general rash
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Herald patch
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Herald patch
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Pityriasis rosea
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Scaly patches/plaques
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Chest and back
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Uncommon on face/scalp
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Smaller than herald patch
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Follow Langer’s lines
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Collagen bundle direction
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Christmas tree distribution
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Pruritic (75%)
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Pityriasis rosea
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Pityriasis rosea
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Langer’s Lines
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Distribution along Langer’s lines
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Pityriasis rosea
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Symptomatic treatment

Lasts 6-12 weeks
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Some cases photosensitive
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?non-infectious
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Pityriasis lichenoides
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?Aetiology
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Post-infectious
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T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder
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Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity vasculitis
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Pityriasis lichenoides chronica (PLC)
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Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA)
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Pityriasis lichenoides (PLC)
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Various stages

Small pink papule  reddish-brown
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A fine mica-like adherent scale attached to a central spot
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Spot flattens out spontaneously leaving behind a brown mark,
which fades over months
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Commonly trunk, buttocks, arms, legs
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Not itchy/irritable
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Pink papule
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Scaly plaque
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PLEVA
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Red patches that evolve quickly into papules 5-15mm
diameter
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Often covered in mica-like scale
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Papules can contain pus/blood
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Trunk , extremities commonly, but can be widespread
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Pruritic and burning sensation
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PLEVA
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Kawasaki Disease
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Systemic vasculitis
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Aetiology

Still unkown
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Predominantly < 5yo
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Diagnostic criteria

Fever for 5 days
PLUS 4 of 5
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Polymorphous rash
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Bilateral (non purulent) conjunctivitis (90%)
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Mucous membrane changes
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Erythema, fissuring of lips
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Strawberry tongue
Peripheral changes
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Erythema of palms/soles
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Oedema of hands/feet
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Desquamation in convalescent phase
Cervical lymphadenopathy (75%)
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>15mm
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Usually unilateral, single, painful
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Important complication

Coronary artery abnormalities
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Aneurysms
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An unfavourable outcome
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Related to duration of fever
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Atypical Kawasaki disease
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Usually at extremes of age

Additional diagnostic criteria to aid in diagnosis
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?associated with higher rate of coronary artery
complications
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Rash
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Polymorphous
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Macular/papular/morbilloform/scarlatiniform/urticarial/erythr
odermatous
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Never vesicular or bullous
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Associated with desquamation of perineal region days later
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Polymorhous rash
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Mucous membrane changes
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Conjunctivitis
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Palmar erythema
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Peripheral oedema
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Investigations
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FBE
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Neutrophilia
Thrombocytosis
Normochronic, normocytic anaema
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ASOT
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CRP
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ESR
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LFT
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Hypoalbuminaemia
Elevated liver enzymes
Echocardiogram
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Management
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IVIG
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2g/kg over 10 hours
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Preferably within first 10 days of illness
Aspirin
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3-5mg/kg once a day for 6-8weeks
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For coronary complications