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Paediatrics Infectious disease Fever Acute rash
Bright red tongue with prominent papillae, characteristic of strawberry tongue

A 6-year-old presents with a 3-day history of fever, sore throat, and a sandpaper-like rash that started on the trunk. The cheeks are flushed with a pale ring around the mouth. The tongue appears as shown.

What is the most likely causative organism?

Why this is wrong Staph aureus can cause toxic shock syndrome with strawberry tongue and rash, but the clinical picture there is shock and multi-organ involvement, not the classic scarlet fever syndrome described here.
Correct This is scarlet fever, caused by Group A Strep exotoxin. The classic picture is sore throat plus sandpaper rash plus strawberry tongue plus circumoral pallor plus Pastia's lines. Treatment is 10 days of phenoxymethylpenicillin. Notifiable in the UK.
Why this is wrong EBV causes glandular fever. Features are exudative tonsillitis, posterior cervical lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and a rash if amoxicillin is given. No strawberry tongue or sandpaper rash.
Why this is wrong Measles presents with the 3 C's (cough, coryza, conjunctivitis), Koplik spots on buccal mucosa, then a head-to-toe maculopapular rash. Different oral sign entirely.
Key learning point

Sandpaper rash + strawberry tongue + circumoral pallor = scarlet fever (Group A Strep). Treat with 10 days of phenoxymethylpenicillin. Notifiable in the UK.

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Rheumatology Dermatology Limb weakness Chronic rash
Violaceous discolouration of the upper eyelids with periorbital oedema

A 52-year-old woman presents with proximal muscle weakness, difficulty climbing stairs, and the facial appearance shown. Examination reveals violaceous plaques over the MCP and PIP joints of her hands.

Which antibody is most likely to be positive?

Why this is wrong Anti-CCP is highly specific for rheumatoid arthritis, not myositis. RA affects MCPs and PIPs but causes synovitis with ulnar deviation, not violaceous plaques.
Correct This is dermatomyositis. The heliotrope rash plus Gottron's papules plus proximal weakness is classic. Anti-Jo-1 is the most likely specific antibody, associated with anti-synthetase syndrome (myositis plus ILD plus polyarthritis plus mechanic's hands). Always screen for underlying malignancy in patients over 40.
Why this is wrong Anti-dsDNA is highly specific for SLE and correlates with disease activity (especially lupus nephritis). The clinical picture here is myositis, not lupus.
Why this is wrong Anti-Ro is associated with Sjögren's syndrome and neonatal lupus. Sometimes seen in SLE but not the most likely antibody in dermatomyositis.
Key learning point

Heliotrope rash + proximal muscle weakness + Gottron's papules over the MCPs = dermatomyositis. Anti-Jo-1 is the classic antibody. Screen adults over 50 for an underlying malignancy.

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Cardiology Infectious disease Fever Heart murmurs

A 28-year-old man who injects drugs intravenously presents with a 2-week history of fever, malaise, and night sweats. On examination, you notice multiple linear haemorrhages running vertically beneath his fingernails. A new tricuspid regurgitant murmur is audible.

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Why this is wrong Pericarditis presents with pleuritic chest pain (worse lying flat, better leaning forward), pericardial friction rub, and saddle-shaped ST elevation on ECG. No splinter haemorrhages or new valvular murmur.
Correct IVDU plus fever plus splinter haemorrhages plus new tricuspid murmur is right-sided infective endocarditis until proven otherwise. Most commonly caused by Staph aureus. Get three sets of blood cultures from different sites and an echo. Remember FROM JANE for peripheral signs.
Why this is wrong Rheumatic fever is post-streptococcal autoimmune disease following pharyngitis, diagnosed by Jones criteria (carditis, arthritis, chorea, erythema marginatum, subcutaneous nodules). Rare in the UK and affects children and young adults more commonly.
Why this is wrong Aortic dissection presents with sudden tearing chest pain radiating to the back, BP difference between arms, and a widened mediastinum on CXR. It is acute and dramatic, not a 2-week history of fever and malaise.
Key learning point

Fever + IVDU + a new murmur = right-sided infective endocarditis until proven otherwise. Take 3 sets of blood cultures from separate sites before antibiotics, then echo urgently.

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Emergency Toxicology Loss of consciousness Poisoning

A family of three are found unconscious at home one winter morning. All three have a notable cherry-red colour to their skin and mucous membranes. The boiler had been recently serviced. Pulse oximetry reads 99% on all three.

What is the most likely cause?

Correct CO binds haemoglobin with 240x the affinity of oxygen, forming bright red carboxyhaemoglobin. Pulse oximetry is falsely normal because it cannot distinguish HbO2 from HbCO. Multiple household members affected is a major red flag. Diagnose with co-oximetry. Treat with high-flow 100% oxygen, hyperbaric if severe.
Why this is wrong Arsenic poisoning causes hyperpigmentation, hyperkeratosis of palms and soles, Mees' lines on nails, peripheral neuropathy, and garlic breath. Chronic exposure picture, not acute mass exposure with cherry-red skin.
Why this is wrong Methanol poisoning causes visual disturbance (snowfield vision), blindness, and severe metabolic acidosis with raised anion gap. Treated with fomepizole plus folinic acid. Different mechanism and clinical picture.
Why this is wrong Organophosphates cause a cholinergic toxidrome: SLUDGE (Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation, GI upset, Emesis). Treated with atropine plus pralidoxime. No cherry-red skin.
Key learning point

Cherry-red skin is a late and unreliable sign of CO poisoning. Suspect it in anyone with headache, nausea, or confusion after exposure to a faulty boiler, smoke, or a house fire. Treat with high-flow 100% oxygen; consider hyperbaric for severe cases.

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Dermatology General practice Chronic rash Skin lesion

A 45-year-old woman attends her GP. She has used a hot water bottle daily on her upper abdomen for the last 4 months to manage chronic back pain. Examination shows a reticulated, net-like, brown hyperpigmented patch in the area where the hot water bottle has been applied.

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Correct Erythema ab igne (Latin for "redness from fire") is reticulated hyperpigmentation from chronic low-grade heat exposure. Remove the heat source and it fades over months. Important pearl: if she's using heat for "back pain" radiating from the abdomen, always investigate the underlying cause. Hot water bottle use on the upper abdomen can mask pancreatic cancer.
Why this is wrong Livedo reticularis has a similar net-like pattern but is vascular, not thermal. Caused by impaired dermal blood flow. Can be benign (cold-induced) or sinister (SLE, antiphospholipid syndrome, vasculitis). The clear heat exposure history points away from it.
Why this is wrong Cellulitis is acute bacterial infection: hot, painful, well-demarcated erythema with systemic features (fever, raised inflammatory markers). Not reticulated, not chronic, not painless.
Why this is wrong Keloid scars are raised, firm overgrowths of scar tissue that extend beyond the original wound margin. They follow trauma, surgery, or piercings. Completely different morphology to the flat reticulated pattern described.
Key learning point

Erythema ab igne over the upper abdomen in an adult is a red flag. Chronic warmth-seeking behaviour suggests deep visceral pain. In someone with weight loss, refer urgently for suspected pancreatic cancer (NICE 2-week wait pathway).

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A 6-year-old with fever, sandpaper rash and a strawberry tongue. Causative organism?

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