Infectious Disease — Flashcards

Flashcard 231: What is the next step in management for a child that presents with a runny nose, cough, and pharyngeal vesicles? _____

Answer: Reassurance and observation

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Flashcard 232: How does intussusception present? _____

Answer: Abrupt onset of colicky abdominal pain in an otherwise healthy baby

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Flashcard 233: What is the diagnosis in a young patient with anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and bruising? _____

Answer: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Flashcard 234: Patients with a history of _____ are particularly susceptible to HSV conjunctivitis

Answer: atopic dermatitis

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Flashcard 235: The acute form of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) commonly arises in which age group, typically occurring 1–4 weeks after a viral infection or immunization?

Answer: Children

Flashcard 236: When does common variable immunodeficiency typically present? _____

Answer: After age 2

Flashcard 237: Between Smallpox and Chickenpox, which viral infection is characterized by lesions that predominantly affect the **trunk** (centripetal distribution)?

Answer: Chickenpox (Varicella)

Extra: Chickenpox has a **centripetal** distribution (more lesions on the trunk than the extremities). In contrast, Smallpox has a **centrifugal** distribution (more lesions on the face and extremities than the trunk).

Flashcard 238: _____ the most common congenital infection (developed world)

Answer: CMV

Flashcard 239: Does the rash of Rubella affect the face?_____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 240: _____ is the most common cause of pneumonia in infants

Answer: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)