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Chapter-07 Infections and Immunity

BOOK TITLE: Clinical Pediatrics for Undergraduates

Author
1. KE Elizabeth
ISBN
9788184486957
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10146_7
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
17
Author Affiliations
1. Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Email: elizake@hotmail.com, SAT Hospital, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanyakumari, Kerala, India
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Abstract

The first section is devoted to terminologies related to exanthematous fevers like exanthema, enanthem, macule, papule, vesicle, bullae, etc. and differential diagnosis of exanthematous fevers like measles, rubella, roseola infantum, erythema infectiosum, and scarlet fever and so on. Subsequent sections give case based discussion on PUO with and without focus, common fevers like typhoid, weils, malaria, Dengue, chikungunya, Tuberculosis, terminologies like Neutropenic FUO, Nosocomial FUO, congenital and acquired immunodeficiency states, polyarthritis, collagen vascular disorders, SLE, Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and Kawasaki disease.

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