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| A chronic localized, benign skin infection caused by the pox virus that ic common is children and immunocompromised. |
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| Describe the clinical appearance of molluscum contagiosum. |
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| 2-5mm skin colored papule w/ an umbillicated center common on truck and proximal extremities in children. |
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| Describe oral candidiasis in infants. |
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| Creamy white plaques on the buccal mucosa that are adherent and have an erythematous base or bleeding on removal. |
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| What may cause thrush in older children or adolescents? What sx result? |
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Definition
| Inhaled corticosteroid use. Cotton (dry) mouth and pain. |
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| Tx for thrush in infants? |
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Definition
| Nystatin or Gentian Violet, sterilize bottles and pacifiers |
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| Tx for thrush in children? |
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| Nystatin or Clotrimazole troches. Rinse mouth /p corticosteroid tx. |
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| What causes diaper dermatitis? |
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| What is the hallmark finding in diaper dermatitis? |
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| Satellite pustular lesions |
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| Tx for diaper dermatitis? |
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| Nystatin (candida only) or clotrimazole cream (candida, dermatophyte, and pityriasis versicolor) |
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| A superficial bacterial skin infection occuring in children age 2-5yo that is often predisposed by nasal colonization? |
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| What is the most common organism that causes impetigo? |
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| What areas does impetigo typ. affect? |
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| Describe clinical presentation in impetigo. |
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| Vesicles or pustules break and form thick, adherent "honey-colored" crusts, painful |
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| What tx is used in limited, non-bullous impetigo? |
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Definition
| Mupirocin (Bactroban) - topical abx, may need to tx nasal passages if suspect colonizer |
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| Tx for more extensive impetigo? MRSA? |
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| Oral abx (Cephalexin, clindamycin, dicloxacillin). Bactrim, doxycycline, clindamycin. |
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| what is the ulcerative form of impetigo in which lesions extend into the dermis causing punched-out ulcers covered by yellow crust. |
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| Bullous impetigo is caused by S. aureus that produces _____. |
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| Name 2 complications of impetigo caused by strep infxns. |
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Definition
| Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis and rheumatic fever |
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| what is verruca vulgaris caused by? |
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| Name 4 different morphology of verruca. |
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| 1)Flat 2)Mosaic 3)Filiform (sticks out) 4)Periungal |
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| Name 3 methods of tx for verruca. |
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Definition
| 1)Duct tape to initiate innate immunity 2)Tissue removal (snip excision, curretage) 3)Tissue destruction (salicylic acid*, cryotherapy) |
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| VZV, double stranded linear DNA virus |
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| what causes Hand, foot, and mouth dz? |
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| What are the sx of hand, foot, and mouth dz? |
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| Cold sx + rash (maculopapular lesions turn into vesicles over palms, soles and ulcerative lesions in mouth) |
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| Tx for hand, foot, and mouth dz? |
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| self-limited, Sx tx only tetracaine suckers, popsicles) |
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| What is another name for erythema infectiosum? what is the etiologic agent? |
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Definition
| fifth dz. Human parvovirus B19 |
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| Describe the progression of sx in fifth dz. |
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| 1)Prodrome of coryza, malaise 2d b/f rash 2)Rash on face first - "slapped" cheeks 3)Body rash - reticulated, erythematous, lacy pattern on trunk, neck, and extensor limbs |
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| A viral exanthem AKA roseola infantum - causes a transient rash after a high fever of about 3 days |
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| What is the etiologic agent of roseola infantum? |
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| The most common tumor of infancy. |
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| Are hemangiomas more common in men or women? |
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| Describe hemangioma appearance. |
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Definition
| Soft, bright red, compressible nodule usu. on head, neck, or trunk |
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| What is the prognosis of hemangioma? |
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Definition
| Most go away by age 5, 10 at the latest |
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