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*Often accompanied by fever, chills, malaise, HA, vomiting | *Often accompanied by fever, chills, malaise, HA, vomiting | ||
*Rash | *Rash | ||
**Local redness, heat, swelling, raised | **Local redness, heat, swelling, sharp raised and indurated border | ||
**Marked invovlement of superficial dermal lymphatics | **Marked invovlement of superficial dermal lymphatics | ||
**Face is most frequent site | **Face is most frequent site | ||
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==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
*Penicillin G (300K U/d IM for <30 kg, 600K to 1 million U/d IM for >30 kg) | *Penicillin G (300K U/d IM for <30 kg, 600K to 1 million U/d IM for >30 kg) | ||
**Rapid clinical response is usually obtained | **Rapid clinical response is usually obtained | ||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
Tintinalli | *Tintinalli | ||
[[Category:Peds]] | [[Category:Peds]] | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 6 November 2011
Background
- Cellulitis and lymphangitis of skin caused by GAS
Diagnosis
- Often accompanied by fever, chills, malaise, HA, vomiting
- Rash
- Local redness, heat, swelling, sharp raised and indurated border
- Marked invovlement of superficial dermal lymphatics
- Face is most frequent site
Treatment
- Penicillin G (300K U/d IM for <30 kg, 600K to 1 million U/d IM for >30 kg)
- Rapid clinical response is usually obtained
Source
- Tintinalli