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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*Symptomatic management | |||
*Exclude other causes if serious presentation | |||
**Consider empiric acyclovir and antibiotics until HSV and bacterial causes ruled out. | |||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
Revision as of 22:16, 25 January 2016
Background
- Among the most common illnesses encountered in ED
- Majority trivial, some may be life-threatening
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Viral infections
- Adenovirus
- Acute Bronchitis
- Arbovirus
- CMV
- Coronavirus
- Coxsackievirus
- Herpesvirus
- HIV (Acute Retroviral Syndrome)
- Infectious mononucleosis (EBV)
- Influenza virus
- Laryngitis
- Rhinovirus
- Varicella
Diagnosis
Management
- Symptomatic management
- Exclude other causes if serious presentation
- Consider empiric acyclovir and antibiotics until HSV and bacterial causes ruled out.
Disposition
See Also
External Links
References
- Takhar SS, Moran GJ. Disseminated Viral Infections. In: Tintinalli JE, Stapczynski J, Ma O, Cline DM, Cydulka RK, Meckler GD, T. eds. Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2011.