Acute Paediatrics — Flashcards

_____ lotion or antihistamines can help soothe pruritus in chickenpox

Can chickenpox present on the palms & soles? _____

What is the prophylaxis of contacts with meningitis in children? _____

Chickenpox is contagious until the _____ around ~5 days from the onset of exanthem

Shingles is the reactivation of the dormant _____ virus

Chickenpox is characterized by a pruritic rash & prodromal symptoms caused by _____

What is the incubation period of chickenpox? _____

What antibiotics are used for meningitis in children < 3 months? _____

Refer if a child cannot sit unsupported at _____

Chickenpox is highly contagious, with up to _____% of susceptible close contacts contracting the disease