ACUTE NASOPHARYNGITIS PROBABLY VIRAL
(SIMPLE FEBRILE CONVULSION)
Respiratory droplet/Airborne Transmission
LABORATORY:
- WBCs, monocytes, segmenters
- Hct, Hgb
What are the symptoms?
-The attack often begins with the
child losing consciousness,eyeballs
ralling upward and shortly
afterwards the body, legs and arms
go stiff.
-The head is thrown backwards and
the legs and arms begins to jerk.
-The skin goes pale and may even
turn blue briefly.
-The attack ends after a few minutes
and the shaking stops. The child goes
limp, and then normal colour and
consciousness slowly return.
-Some children regain consciousness
faster than others.
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM RISK FACTOR:
-3months to 6 years old(young children)
& IMMUNE SYSTEM
-weak immune system
Virus(Rhinovirus, RSV, PREDISPOSING FACTORS:
-environment(smoke, dust, crowded)
Adenovirus,Corona Virus, etc)
Bacteria(Streptococcus Aureus/GABHS) -infectious disease of relative or watcher
INFECTION of the Upper Respiratory System
Edema and vasodilation on the mucosa of the URI
-congested turbinates, hyperemic pharyngeal wall
Colds + Watery Nasal Discharge
Hypertrophy of Goblet Cells( production of Mucus)
Cough due to increased secretions
and spreading infection
-exogenous pyrogens produced by the
microorganism triggers the release of the
Sudden onset of FEVER (38.7 ⁰c)
Endogenous pyrogens by the macrophages
If greater than 40 ⁰c- febrile convulsion -the seizure threshold of children is low
40.3 ⁰c -increased interleukin-1 increases
neuronal excitability
-but the precise clinical and pathological
expalanation is not yet known
ACUTE NASOPHARYNGITIS PROBABLY VIRAL
(SIMPLE FEBRILE CONVULSION)