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Pediatric Exanthems and rashes
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Viral
Classic
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Measles (Rubeola)
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Scarlet Fever
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Rubella (German measles)
IV Filatow-Dukes disease
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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
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
Prodrome: day 7-14 after exposure
Fever
Cough
Coryza
Conjunctivitis
Koplik’s spots (1-2 days before rash)
Rash (D3‐7) started behind ears
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
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Abnormal EEG common
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Encephalitis
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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
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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
IgM
Detectable 3 – 30 days after exanthem
IgG
Detectable from 7 days after the exanthem appears
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Scarlet Fever
Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus
Primary
Pharyngitis
Skin
Cellulitis
Impetigo
Non-Suppurative complications
Scarlet fever
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
Acute glomerulonephritis
Acute rheumatic fever
Suppurative complications
Tonsillar abscess
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Necrotizing fasciitis
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GAS
Aerobic gram-positive coccus
Forms chains
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Scarlet Fever
Symptoms of primary infection, ie pharyngitis
Strawberry tongue
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)
Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A,B
Trigger inflammatory cytokine release
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock
Syndrome: Clinical Features
Fever
Hypotension
Altered mental status (50%)
Multiorgan dysfunction
Renal (All)
ARDS 55%
Influenza-like syndrome (20%)
Soft tissue infection
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
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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
Togavirus
Incubation period: 2 - 3weeks
Transmission:
droplet
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Rubella: Clinical Features
Mild/subclinical
Prodrome
Eye pain, conjunctivitis, headache, fever, malaise
Rash
Maculopapular
Starts on face, spreads caudally to trunk, extremities
Similar to Measles, but spreads quicker
Lymphadenopathy
Posterior cervical, posterior auricular, suboccitpital
Forchheimer
spots (20%)
Petechiae on soft palate
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Rubella: complications
Joints
Arthralgia/arthritis
Rare in children
Lasts about 9 days
Neurological
Encephalitis rare
2-4 days after rash
Parasthesia
Other
Thrombocytopaenia
Purpura
Myocarditis
Testicular pain
Haemolytic anaemia
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Rubella: Diagnosis
Serology
Rubella IgM (false positive EBV, CMV)
Follow-up serology 4 weeks (paired sera)
Treatment
Supportive
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Erythema Infectiosum
Parvovirus B19
Common: 5-10% aged 2-5 seropositive
Incubation
4 – 14 days
Replicates in erythroid progenitor cells in bone marrow/blood
anaemia
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Erythema Infectiosum: Clinical
Biphasic illness
Non-specific prodrome (fever, headache, myalgias (5-7 days
after infection)
1 week later – rash (“slapped cheek”, reticular rash
extremities)
Papular-pruritic glove and sock syndrome
Arthritis/arthralgia
Aplastic crisis
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EI: rare manifestations
Arthritis
Association b/w B19 and RA
Neurological
Encephaliis
Meningitis
GB syndrome
Facial palsy
CT syndrome
Myocarditis
Cutaneous
EM
HSP
Petechiae
Haematological
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
Paracetamol, Ibuprofen
IVIG only in patients with aplasia
Supportive
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HHV 6: Roseola Infantum
DNA virus
Sixth disease
Incubation: 9 days
Transmission: oral secretions
80% children seropositive by age 1
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
Supportive
Anti-virals in immunocompromised
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Varicella Zoster
DNA virus
Incubation: 10-21 days
Tramission: Droplet
Highly infectious (1-2 days before rash, until crusts)
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Chickenpox: clinical
Prodrome
Fever
Headache
Malaise
Pharyngitis
Rash
Pruritic
Macules papules vesciles
Hairline
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Chickenpox: Rash
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VZV Chickenpox: Complications
Skin
Cellulitis (GAS)
Neurological
Encephalitis
Acute cerebellar ataxia (1:4000)
Diffuse encephalitis (1:100,000)
Reye Syndrome
No salicylates
N/V, headache, excitability, delirium
Respiratory
Pneumonia (SA, GAS)
Zoster
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CMV
DNA virus (HHV)
60-70% seroprevalence
Infection usually asymptomatic
Most improtant cause of congenital infection
Important in immunocompromised hosts
Associated with malignant transformation
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CMV: Clinical
Immunocompetent
90% asymptomatic
Fever and lethargy up to 4 weeks
Usually self-limiting
Immunocompromised
CMV pneumonitis (90% mortality)
GIT disease
CMV retinitis
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CMV: Diagnosis, Treatment
Diagnosis
PCR and CMV antigenaemia
Treatment
Nucleosides (Target DNA polymerase)
Ganciclovir and cidofovir
Foscarnet
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ZIG immunoglobulin
Indications
Neonates whose mother develops VZV from 5 days prior to 2
days after delivery
Neonates if mother no history or negative serology
Premature infants < 28/40
Where vaccine may be contrindicated
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Enteroviruses
Picornaviridae family
RNA virus
Transmission
Faecal-oral
Respiratory secretions (CoxsackieA21)
Droplets (Enterovirus 70)
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Enterovirus
Poliovirus
subclinical, aseptic
meningitis, paralytic
poliomyelitis
Non-polio virus
Coxsackie A
HFMD, Herpangina
Coxsackie B
Herpangina, pleurodynia,
myocarditis, pericarditis,
meningoencephalitis
Echovirus
Enterovirus
URTI, aseptic meningitis, acute
haemorrhagic conjunctivitis
Gastroenteritis
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Herpangina
Coxsackie A16, Enterovirus 71
Mainly 3-10yo
Fever, sore throat, odonyphagia
Vesicular enanthem on the tonsillar fauces, soft palate,
posterior pharynx
Conservative, symptomatic Rx
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HMFD
Coxsackie A16, enterovirus 71
Summer
Hihgly infectious
Prodrome
Vesicular eruptions of hands, feet, oral cavity
Conservative, symptomatic Rx
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Pityriasis rosea
?viral aetiology
Mulitple viruses implicated
Often viral prodrome
“Herald” patch
Single scaling patch
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
Scaly patches/plaques
Chest and back
Uncommon on face/scalp
Smaller than herald patch
Follow Langer’s lines
Collagen bundle direction
Christmas tree distribution
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
Symptomatic treatment
Lasts 6-12 weeks
Some cases photosensitive
?non-infectious
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Pityriasis lichenoides
?Aetiology
Post-infectious
T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder
Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity vasculitis
Pityriasis lichenoides chronica (PLC)
Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA)
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Pityriasis lichenoides (PLC)
Various stages
Small pink papule reddish-brown
A fine mica-like adherent scale attached to a central spot
Spot flattens out spontaneously leaving behind a brown mark,
which fades over months
Commonly trunk, buttocks, arms, legs
Not itchy/irritable
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Pink papule
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Scaly plaque
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PLEVA
Red patches that evolve quickly into papules 5-15mm
diameter
Often covered in mica-like scale
Papules can contain pus/blood
Trunk , extremities commonly, but can be widespread
Pruritic and burning sensation
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PLEVA
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Kawasaki Disease
Systemic vasculitis
Aetiology
Still unkown
Predominantly < 5yo
Diagnostic criteria
Fever for 5 days
PLUS 4 of 5
Polymorphous rash
Bilateral (non purulent) conjunctivitis (90%)
Mucous membrane changes
Erythema, fissuring of lips
Strawberry tongue
Peripheral changes
Erythema of palms/soles
Oedema of hands/feet
Desquamation in convalescent phase
Cervical lymphadenopathy (75%)
>15mm
Usually unilateral, single, painful
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Important complication
Coronary artery abnormalities
Aneurysms
An unfavourable outcome
Related to duration of fever
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Atypical Kawasaki disease
Usually at extremes of age
Additional diagnostic criteria to aid in diagnosis
?associated with higher rate of coronary artery
complications
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Rash
Polymorphous
Macular/papular/morbilloform/scarlatiniform/urticarial/erythr
odermatous
Never vesicular or bullous
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
FBE
Neutrophilia
Thrombocytosis
Normochronic, normocytic anaema
ASOT
CRP
ESR
LFT
Hypoalbuminaemia
Elevated liver enzymes
Echocardiogram
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Management
IVIG
2g/kg over 10 hours
Preferably within first 10 days of illness
Aspirin
3-5mg/kg once a day for 6-8weeks
For coronary complications