Fever presentation BY : Dr , WALAA SALAH MANAA Consultant of pediatric infectious disease مـستشفى حمـيات كـفر الشـيخ
Fever with headache Menengitis,encephalitis , menengism ……… (occipital). Influenza, common cold. Typhoid…( frontal+dullach ) RVF. malaria .
Fever with chills or rigor Chill : sensation of coldness. Rigor : tonic contraction of muscles + shacking of whole body. + stucking of the teeth . Chill : may accompany marked rise of temp. in any fever.
Rigors 1-malaria 2-influenza 3-UTI. 4-pyaemia & septicaemia . 5- pus under tension ( subphrenic abscess,,,,liver abscess,,,, cholangitis,,,,Puerperal sepsis). 6-after IV fluid containing pyrogens . 7-after taking antipyretics.dt sudden drop of temp.
Do not diagnose hysterical coma in febrile pt. Do not lose the hope or the prognosis in prolonged coma. Fever with coma
Fever with rash May indicate a serious bacterial infection in 20% of cases ( e.g.menengococcal menengitis , HIb ,,,,,,,,,) 80% of cases are caused by viral infection.
Dangerous sings in fever with rash 1-if associated with sever constitutional S&S. 2-if hemorrhagic. 3-if is extensive. 4-if associated with shock or coma.
fever Hosp. cases (1)
15 yr. old female pt. presented by fever,arthralgia . ESR..40-75… ASOT 400 With history of recurrent tonsillitis My diagnosis was Rh. Fever& I start LAP. ………………………… …………………………(true….false).
10yr old male presented by fever ,vomiting , abd.pain since 2 days Widal test was done 1/160 my diagnosis was typhoid fever & start ttt by ciprofloxacin………………………………… …………………………(true….false).. (2)
Widal test (O) raising.7-10 day. (H)------carrier..
Case definition Suspected case : fever,headache,abd . Discomfort, +at least 3 of the following: 1-toxic look 2-bronchitic chest. 3- typantic abdomen 4-palpable recessive spleen (disappear after cure)
Probable case : suspected case+ + ve Widal test by tube agglutination>160 after 1 week of fever. Confirmed case: any suspected case with + ve blood culture. Or : significant rise in the tube agglutination. N.B . bright spleen is one of the abdominal U/S findings if the bright spleen is reversible after cure.
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Degree of tetanus: Mild: trismus ,distance between upper & lower incisors >2cm. Moderate: trismus + mild fits+ D.I <2cm. Severe : trismus +frequent fits +(D.I)<1cm