*a ‘culture positive case’ of streptococcal pharyngitis’ with typical ‘tonsillar exudate in a ’16-year-old’*
.
*JOURNALS*
.
*AKA* –>
“streptococcal pharyngitis”
.
-an infection of the back of the ‘throat’ including the ‘tonsils’ caused by group a streptococcus–
.
(common symptoms include ‘fever’, ‘(extremely) sore throat’, ‘red tonsils’, and ‘enlarged lymph nodes’ in the neck)
(a ‘headache’, and ‘nausea’ or ‘vomiting’ may also occur)
(some develop a sandpaper-like rash which is known as ‘scarlet fever’)
(symptoms typically begin 1 to 3 days after exposure and last 7 to 10 days)
(‘strep throat’ is spread by ‘respiratory droplets’ from an infected person)
(it may be spread directly or by touching something that has droplets on it and then touching the ‘mouth’, ‘nose’, or ‘eyes’)
(some people may carry the bacteria without symptoms.
(it may also be spread by ‘skin’ infected with ‘group A strep’)
(the diagnosis is made based on the results of a ‘rapid antigen detection test’ or ‘throat culture’ in those who have symptoms)
(prevention is by ‘washing hands’ and not sharing eating utensils)
(there is no ‘vaccine’ for the disease)
(treatment with ‘antibiotics’ is only recommended in those with a confirmed diagnosis)
(those infected should stay away from other people for at least 24 hours after starting treatment)
(‘pain’ can be treated with ‘paracetamol’ (aka ‘acetaminophen’) and ‘non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs’ (NSAIDS) such as ‘ibuprofen’)
(‘strep throat’ is a common bacterial infection in children)
(it is the cause of 15–40% of ‘sore throats’ among children and 5–15% among adults)
(cases are more common in ‘late winter’ + ‘early spring’)
.
(potential complications include…)
‘rheumatic fever’
‘peritonsillar abscess’
.
.
*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
.
.
.
.
.
💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
.
.
*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
.
.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥