WorksheetsSkin Diseases in the Young Case A
Total questions: 3
Worksheet time: 2mins
What is your diagnosis?
A 4 y.o. boy presents with an erythematous malar blush preceded 2 days earlier by headache, runny nose and low-grade fever. One day later he develops erythematous maculopapular eruptions on the extensor surface of the extremities followed by appearance of reticulated or lacy pattern of erythema proximally a day later. This lacy network on the extremities persisted for a week associated with low grade fever, conjunctivitis, malaise, fatigue and adenopathy.
Roseola
Rubeola
Scarlet fever
Erythema infectiosum
What is the etiologic agent?
A 4 y.o. boy presents with an erythematous malar blush preceded 2 days earlier by headache, runny nose and low-grade fever. One day later he develops erythematous maculopapular eruptions on the extensor surface of the extremities followed by appearance of reticulated or lacy pattern of erythema proximally a day later. This lacy network on the extremities persisted for a week associated with low grade fever, conjunctivitis, malaise, fatigue and adenopathy.
Paramyxovirus
Parvovirus B19
Group A Streptococci
Human herpesvirus 6
What complication from this type of Parvovirus B19 infection do you watch out for in this patient?
A 4 y.o. boy presents with an erythematous malar blush preceded 2 days earlier by headache, runny nose and low-grade fever. One day later he develops erythematous maculopapular eruptions on the extensor surface of the extremities followed by appearance of reticulated or lacy pattern of erythema proximally a day later. This lacy network on the extremities persisted for a week associated with low grade fever, conjunctivitis, malaise, fatigue and adenopathy.
transient aplastic crisis
chronic B19 infection
fetal B19 hydrops
arthritis
