ViralViral infectionsinfections ChildhoodChildhood infectionsinfections
fever with a rash
fever with a serious localised infection site of infection
many infections lack • localisation •rash • severe complications ...but these may evolve Plan:Plan:
Exanthems Enteroviruses
Measles Echo
Rubella coxsackie Mumps Retroviruses Parvovirus Parvovirus HIV
Herpesviridae HTLV EBV Miscellaneous CMV CMV Molluscum HHV6 HHV6 HPV VZV VZV adeno HSV
measlesmeasles rubellarubella FeverFever erythemaerythema infectiosuminfectiosum withwith aa ((parvoparvo)) blotchyblotchy roseolaroseola infantuminfantum (HHV6)(HHV6) oror spottyspotty scarletscarlet feverfever rashrash erythemaerythema multiformemultiforme KawasakiKawasaki diseasedisease systemicsystemic JCAJCA (Still(Still’’s)s) allergyallergy VirusVirus classificationclassification CommonCommon viralviral pathogenspathogens inin childhoodchildhood (1)(1) DNADNA virusesviruses typical manifestation Pox viruses molluscum contagiosum benign skin nodules Herpes viruses HSV 1 stomatitis HHV 6 roseola infantum varicella zoster chickenpox cytomegalovirus congenital infection Epstein-Barr virus infectious mononucleosis Adenoviruses many serotypes URTI Small DNA viruses parvovirus erythema infectiosum CommonCommon viralviral pathogenspathogens (2)(2) RNARNA virusesviruses
rubeola (measles) ‘childhood fevers’ rubella (German measles)
mumps
rhino
respiratory syncytial virus respiratory infection influenza
parainfluenza
rotavirus diarrhoea Norovirus
coxsackie enteroviruses echo
polio
human immunodeficiency other important viruses virus
dengue 7 year old boy • cough • fever • sore eyes
MeaslesMeasles
HighlyHighly contagiouscontagious acuteacute viralviral illnessillness duedue toto aa paramyxovirusparamyxovirus andand characterisecharacterise byby classicclassic triad:triad:
CoughCough
CoryzaCoryza
ConjunctivitisConjunctivitis Measles:Measles: epidemiologyepidemiology
EndemicEndemic worldwideworldwide KillsKills ~1~1 millionmillion eacheach yearyear 22--33 yearlyyearly epidemicsepidemics inin nonnon--vaccinatedvaccinated populationspopulations TemperateTemperate climatesclimates maxmax latelate winterwinter--earlyearly springspring PeakPeak susceptibilitysusceptibility infantsinfants andand yy childrenchildren
40%<16m40%<16m Measles:Measles: aetiologyaetiology
ParamyxovirusParamyxovirus ssRNAssRNA MinorMinor antigenicantigenic shiftsshifts onlyonly seenseen ExternalExternal proteins:proteins:
H- haemagglutinin
F- fusion
Envelope protiens Measles:Measles: pathogenesispathogenesis
Transmission - aerosolised respiratory secretions
Max infectivity prodrome to d4 of rash ¾ from 7-10 days after contact
Stable for at least 1hr fomites
Invades/replicates nasopharynx ¾ →spreads to regional lymphatics ¾ 2o viraemia d5-7 after exposure (esp PBMCs) ¾ Dissem replication d7-14 ¾ Immunity 15-17 d after exposure Measles: incubation Measles: 10 - 14 days commoncommon featuresfeatures 33--44 daysdays ofof URTIURTI--likelike symptomssymptoms ¾fever, coryza, cough ¾conjunctivitis ¾lymphadenopathy ¾Koplik’s spots followedfollowed byby rashrash ¾florid, blotchy ¾starts on head & neck, spreads to whole body Measles:Measles: clinicalclinical picturepicture
Typical:
Incubate 8-12d
Prodrome ¾ Fever, cough, non-purulent conjuctivitis, coryza
Koplik’s spots within 2-3d ¾ Anywhere buccal mucosa
Classically opposite lower premolars 12- 72hrs
Coalesce
Rash ~14 days after exposure ¾ Forehead/post occipital
Spreads over 3 days to trunk & extremities
Confluent higher up MeaslesMeasles Measles:Measles: exanthematousexanthematous phasephase
highhigh feverfever peakspeaks 22--33 dd afterafter rashrash appearsappears o IfIf persistingpersisting thinkthink 22 bacterialbacterial infectioninfection OccasOccas GIGI SxSx-- diarrhoeadiarrhoea majormajor CxCx inin developingdeveloping countriescountries SevereSevere haemorrhagichaemorrhagic measlesmeasles
Pneumonia,Pneumonia, seizures,seizures, DIC,DIC, mucosalmucosal bleedsbleeds CanCan getget mildermilder modifiedmodified measlesmeasles postpost exposureexposure ifif givengiven IgIg (longer(longer incubincub)) Measles:Measles: CxCx
11 inin 10001000 ††
Usually LRTI (60%) or encephalitis stomatitisstomatitis AOMAOM 77--9%9% LRTILRTI –– viralviral extensionextension oror bacterialbacterial 11--6%6% Developing:Developing: mastoiditis,mastoiditis, pneumonia,pneumonia, diarrhoeadiarrhoea ThrombocytopaeniaThrombocytopaenia,, hepatitis,hepatitis, appendicitisappendicitis etcetc MeaslesMeasles isis aa majormajor causecause ofof childhoodchildhood mortalitymortality inin developingdeveloping countriescountries In some parts of Africa the case fatality rate is as high as 30%.
epithelium devastated
bacterial infection chronic diarrhoea
immunodeficiency malnutrition Measles:Measles: complicationscomplications inin thethe malnourishedmalnourished childchild
stomatitisstomatitis cancrum oris
desquamatingdesquamating rashrash pyoderma
cornealcorneal ulcerationulceration blindness
diarrhoeadiarrhoea malnutrition immunosuppressionimmunosuppression secondary infection MeaslesMeasles encephalitisencephalitis
Acute: 0.1-0.01% 2-6 days after rash starts
Mild in most, 15% severe, 25% sequelae Pleocytosis SSPE If wild infection b4 2yo, M>F Sx usually ~10 years after infection Slow behav and intellectual deterioration
Then myoclonic seizures, 6-9 months to death EEG: burst suppression MeaslesMeasles MxMx::
VaccineVaccine maymay bebe protectiveprotective ifif withinwithin 7272 hrshrs RespResp isolationisolation untiluntil 55 daysdays afterafter rashrash VitaminVitamin AA
DecreasesDecreases diarrhoeadiarrhoea andand pneumoniapneumonia RubellaRubella togavirus,togavirus, ssRNAssRNA OnlyOnly oneone antigenicantigenic typetype respresp transmissiontransmission (n(n--p)p)
Day 3-8 after exposure, lasts 11-14 days ActiveActive replicationreplication throughoutthroughout bodybody d8d8--1414 RareRare inin vaccinatedvaccinated populationspopulations
Immigrants increased risk incl SEA ImmunityImmunity lifelonglifelong-- AbAb andand CMICMI
Reinfection rarely causes cong rubella Rubella:Rubella: incubation 14 - 21 days commoncommon featuresfeatures generallygenerally aa mildmild illnessillness
feverfever
pinkpink macularmacular rashrash
generalisedgeneralised lymphadenopathylymphadenopathy ((suboccipitalsuboccipital nodes)nodes)
URTIURTI RubellaRubella complicationscomplications TheseThese areare rarerare inin children:children:
thrombocytopaeniathrombocytopaenia
encephalitisencephalitis
arthritisarthritis
CONGENITAL RUBELLA MainMain risksrisks areare inin firstfirst s deafness s heart defects 33 monthsmonths ofof pregnancy:pregnancy: s mental retardation s cataracts / retinopathy abortionabortion s thrombocytopaenia s hepatosplenomegaly severesevere birthbirth defectsdefects s bony lesions AcquiredAcquired RubellaRubella
‘‘RashRash andand suboccipitalsuboccipital lymphadenopathylymphadenopathy’’ ProdromeProdrome d10d10--20:20: fever,fever, eyeeye pain,pain, soresore throat,throat, arthralgiaarthralgia RashRash d14d14--21:21: startstart face,face, cephalocaudalcephalocaudal spreadspread overover 24h,24h, fadesfades overover 22--3d3d (m(m--p,p, butbut cancan vary)vary)
Can be pruritic in adults AdenopathyAdenopathy-- upup toto 1w1w beforebefore rashrash
Suboccipital and post auricular CongenitalCongenital rubellarubella
Risk inversely related to Permanent: gestation ¾ Deafness, pulmonary stenosis, PDA, VSD, 80% exposed in TM1 have retinopathy, cataract, defects microphthalmia, UDT, Almost none after 16/40 inguinal hernia, IDDM Transient: Delayed: ¾ Thrombocytopaenia, ¾ SNHL, periph PS, MR, hepatosplenomegaly, language defects, IDDM, IUGR, bone lesions immune complex disease,
Lymphadenopathy, hypogammaglobulinaemia hepatitis, haemolytic hepatitis, haemolytic hypothyroidism anaemia, pneumonitis, cloudy corneas, CongenitalCongenital rubellarubella Ix baby
Excretion ¾ceases by 12m in 90% ¾Dx cult from n-p, blood
Serol: ¾IgM FPs
(Rh factor or maternal IgG) Ix: Maternal
EIA IgG,A,M ¾Fourfold rise or single IgM ¾IgM may not be detectable until 1-2w after rash ¾May go 3w after rash ParvovirusParvovirus B19B19
Erythema infectiosum, fifth disease ssDNA, resp droplet spread 50% 2o infection rate in households Single type Erythrocyte P antigen is receptor for virus
Also found in myocardium, endothelium, placenta, megakaryocyte, foetal liver Some effects direct, some immune Normal kids:
(Direct) Mild fever d8, rash d17-18 ¾ Slapped cheek, spreads extremities lacy reticular
(Immune) arthralgia 3w (asymmetrical) ParvovirusParvovirus B19B19 NormalNormal hostshosts Cx:Cx: PregnancyPregnancy
¾HSP, vasculitis ~30% foetuses infected ¾Arthropathy ~50% women susceptible ¾Neuropathy, meninigitis ~6% risk of catching in ¾Transient anaemia, thrombocytopaenia, community outbreak neutropenia Death <10%, mainly TM2 HaemoglobinopathyHaemoglobinopathy ¾Spon abortion ¾Pure red cell aplasia ¾Still birth ¾Transient aplastic crisis ¾Non-immune hydrops ImmunosuppressedImmunosuppressed ¾Can affect all haem cell lines HerpesvirusesHerpesviruses
Target cell Latency Transmission
Herpes simplex-1 1 Mucoepithelia Neuron Close contact (HSV-1) Herpes simplex-2 Close contact usually 2 Mucoepithelia Neuron (HSV-2) sexual Varicella Zoster virus Contact or respiratory 3 Mucoepithelia Neuron (VSV) route Epstein-Barr Virus B lymphocyte, 4 B lymphocytes Saliva (EBV) epithelia Monocytes, Contact, blood Cytomegalovirus Epithelia, monocytes, 5 lymphocytes and transfusions, (CMV) lymphocytes possibly others transplantation, congenital Herpes lymphotropic T lymphocytes and T lymphocytes and 6 Contact, respiratory route virus others others Human herpes virus-7 T lymphocytes and T lymphocytes and 7 Unknown (HHV-7) others others Human herpes virus-8 8 Endothelial cells Unknown Exchange of body fluids? (HHV-8) Kaposi's sarcoma- associated 5 year old with fever and rash FeverFever withwith vesiclesvesicles