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Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Infants #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant ... #StepByStep #Algorithm ... Stratification #Fever
Kawasaki Disease

Diagnostic criteria: 5-day fever PLUS four of the following…
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Bilateral conjunctivitis
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Cervical lymph
Kawasaki Disease ... Diagnostic criteria ... : 5-day fever PLUS ... #Disease #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
Kawasaki Disease ... systemic acute febrile ... Early diagnosis ... #Kawasaki #Disease ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Kawasaki Disease ... years old with fever ... other reasons for disease ... #Comparison #diagnosis ... #peds #pediatrics
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant ... #StepByStep #Algorithm
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
are present, the diagnosis ... includes Kawasaki ... disease, scarlet ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Algorithm #Nikolsky #Febrile
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Disease: Diagnosis ... * Fever >5d * ... 2-3 criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Kawasaki #Disease
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
suspected incomplete Kawasaki ... Disease 1. ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... within 10 d of fever ... #Diagnosis #Peds
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
The Febrile Infant ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #StepByStep #Algorithm ... Stratification #Fever