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This post was last modified on 24 July 2021

PEDIATRICS SPOTTERS
Scabies
Caused by Sarcoptes scabei
Treatment - oral - ivermectin, topical - permethrine and benzyl benzoate
Koilonychia- Spoon shaped nails

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Iron deficiency anemia

Undescended testes - cryptorchidism
Complications - torsion, trauma and seminoma
Should be corrected in one year by surgery - orchidopexy

Purpura

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DD - Kawasaki disease

Epicanthal fold
Seen in Down's and turners, Mongolian race, Kawasaki disease. Sometimes
normally seen in newborn but disappears in 1-2 months of age

Congenital hypothyroidism

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Macroglossia, cretin facies
Should be diagnosed within 72 hours by heel prick blood sample. Maximum by 1
month and thyroxine should be started
Dose of T4 - 10-15 micrograms per kg per day

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

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Due to systemic spread of exotoxin of Staph. aureus
Treatment is supportive

Ambiguous genitalia
Causes - 46 XX -congenital adrenal hyperplasia, maternal virilisation, aromatase
deficiency

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46 XY - maternal virilisation

(Don't know for sure)
Cracked skin
DD - Kawasaki disease

Goitre

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Clubbing
Causes - suppurative lung diseases, Crohn's disease, cyanotic heart disease, liver
cirrhosis

Polymorphic varicella rash

Strawberry tongue - Scarlett fever

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Also seen in Kawasaki disease, toxic shock syndr, and in Vitamin
deficiencies(Niacin)

Sub-ungual peeling
DD - Kawasaki disease


Mantoux test

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The two bars indicate the lines drawn to measure the diameter of induration
Delayed type 4 hypersensitivity reaction

Peri-orbital puffiness
Nephrotic syndrome

Polydactyly

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Seen in Turner's, Trisomy 13

Hypertelorism (maldevelopment of sphenoid bone)
Causes - Trisomy 21, congenital hypothyroidism, thalasemia major, turner's synd,
william's syndrome

Vitamin A deficiency

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Treatment - less than 6 months 50,000 IU
6 - 12 months - 1 lakh IU
Greater than 1 year - 2 lakh IU
Prophylaxis - 1 lakh IU at 9 months
2 lakh IU at 16-24 months

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Collodion baby


Genu valgum - knock knees
Causes - rickets, fracture of medial epiphyseal plates

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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Gives the appearance of a male genitalia to a female baby

Palmar erythema/carotinemia

Nephrotic syndrome


Mumps - parotid swelling
Paramyxovirus

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Cleft palate

Sturge-Weber syndrome
Facial nevus flammens usually in the distribution of the first branch of trigeminal
nerve
Surgery is necessary for symptomatic cases

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Dengue rash

Turner's syndrome
A - webbed neck
B - cubitus valgus (increased carrying angle)
C - lymphedema

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Hydrocephalus


Measles
Maculopapular rash - morbilliform rash

Microcephaly

Goitre

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(Jayawardane sir told this won't be kept for exam)
Kwashiorkor

Congenital inguinal hernia or hydrocoele

Down's syndrome
Mongoloid facies

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Cleft palate

Diaper rash - inflammation of the skin by persistent contact with anemia

Right-sided facial palsy

Henoch-Sch?nlein purpura / meningococcal rash (I don't know)
Small vessel vasculitis.

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Purpura found over buttocks and lower limbs and is palpable
Complications - renal failure, CNS vasculitis, GB syndrome, coma
Treatment - prednisolone and supportive

Congenital hypothyroidism


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