Blisters
acantholytic disease caused by anti-desmoglein antibodies affecting the skin and mucous membranes
Pemphigus
The daily fruit juice consumption for a 4-year-old child should not exceed which of the following amounts?
6 Ozs
Lemierre syndrome treatment ______
Broad spectrum empirically then piperacillin-tazobactam, a carbapenem, or combination therapy with ceftriaxone and metronidazole, with subsequent tailoring of antibiotics based on sensitivities. T
Patients undergoing chronic immunosuppressive therapy should avoid what type of vaccines?
Live
If a long course of corticosteroids is anticipated, children should be evaluated by ophthalmology due to risk of
cataracts
American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation of a
child’s first dental visit by which age?
Child’s first birthday
Lemierre syndrome's presentation________
Patients typically present with symptoms such as fever, pharyngitis, unilateral neck soreness and swelling, and dysphagia. Later symptoms, typically developing within 2 weeks of initial symptoms, can be highly variable and depend on the sites of septic metastasis of the initial septic thrombus.
Of primary concern when evaluating a patient with respiratory distress in the setting of severe anemia is_____
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH)
Papules and vesicles in a “bed of nails” pattern, accentuated over pressure points
Dermatitis herpetiformis
The cycle of losing and regaining weight is by itself
associated with numerous adverse health outcomes,
including increased mortality.
T/F?
Most cases of Lemierre syndrome results from?
Invasion of the pharyngeal space by oropharyngeal flora after bacterial pharyngitis, although it has also been reported after blunt trauma to the face and neck.
How does neonatal pemphigus acquired?
Due to transplacental autoantibody exposure to the fetus, neonatal pemphigus is observed in up to 10% of newborns to mothers affected by pemphigus (usually vulgaris)
Treatment of chronic bullous disease of childhood (linear IgA bullous disease)
Dapsone
the best nutrient reference value that will meet the intake needs of 95% of healthy individuals is called
Recommended Dietary Allowance
Rare but potentially fatal, condition characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IJV), which can lead to bacteremia and diffuse septic emboli.
Lemierre syndrome
Pediatric PV is divided into 3 variants?
Childhood PV, defined as presenting between birth and age 12 years (Genital and ocular mucosal) lesions seem to be more common features in younger children compared with older children/adolescents
Juvenile (or adolescent) PV, which manifests between 13 and 18 years of age.
Neonatal pemphigus, a self-limited disease, which presents at birth or within 2 weeks of age
Tense clear or hemorrhagic blisters and vesicles 1–2
cm in diameter; new blisters may form near previous erosions: “a string of pearls”
Chronic bullous disease of childhood (CBDC)/ linear IgA bullous disease (LABD)
Best outcomes counseling patients with obesity is
using a weight-neutral strategy. What describes the
rationale for such a treatment recommendation?
Exercise training, unrelated to dietary management and independent of weight loss, can improve obesity-related risk markers.
Most commonly Lemierre syndrome results from infection by___
(1) Fusobacterium species, including Fusobacterium necrophorum and F nucleatum.
(2) Less frequently, it may be caused by other pathogens, such as Streptococcus pyogenes
(3) Streptococcus anginosus
(4) Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains of S aureus
4 months male developed erythematous plaques that progressed to large, tense bullae. Viral and bacterial cultures of the lesions are negative. Complete blood cell count results are notable for eosinophilia.
Infantile bullous pemphigoid