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The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
some diagnostic clues ... #Febrile #Fever ... Evaluation #Assessment #Signs ... #Symptoms #PhysicalExam
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
within morulae Signs ... after bite • Fever ... is rare (< 10% cases ... ), cough (30% cases ... Infection #diagnosis #microbiology
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... Hair loss • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... • Prodrome: fever ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... if neutropenic fever ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hematology
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
History: • Triad: Fever ... Non-specific Kernig Sign ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... • Passively flex ... diagnosis #testing #physicalexam
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... explain symptoms • Fever ... : 33% • Treatment ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... : No • Treatment
SKIN RASHES 



Skin rashes can occur from a variety of factors, including infections, heat, allergens, immune
important to make treatment ... the presence of fever ... and systemic signs ... rashes into these classes
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
characterized by fever ... Disorder: - Fever ... Episcleritis Signs ... Symptoms: - Fever ... arthralgia) - Fever
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... - Fever, ... including DM • Treatment ... cord function and reflex ... bulbocarvenosus reflex