What is the primary treatment for Erythema Infectiosum (Fifth Disease)?

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賈庫氏病 (雅科布-克羅伊茨菲爾特病)

紅斑性傳染病(第五病)的主要治療

紅斑性傳染病(第五病)是一種自限性疾病,主要治療為支持性和症狀緩解療法,不需要特定的抗生素或抗病毒治療。 1

疾病概述

  • 紅斑性傳染病是由人類細小病毒B19引起的常見兒童傳染性疾病,主要通過呼吸道分泌物傳播 1
  • 潛伏期通常為4-14天,好發於4-10歲兒童 1
  • 成人感染時,皮疹表現可能不典型,僅約20%的成人會出現臉部紅斑 1

臨床表現

  • 前驅症狀通常輕微,包括低燒、頭痛、不適和肌肉痛 1
  • 皮疹典型發展分三個階段:
    1. 初始階段:臉頰出現紅斑,呈現特徵性的"被摑過的臉頰"外觀
    2. 第二階段:皮疹擴散至軀幹、四肢和臀部,呈現網狀或蕾絲狀外觀
    3. 第三階段:皮疹消退和復發的特徵 1
  • 成人患者皮疹常見於腿部、軀幹和手臂,而非臉部 1

診斷方法

  • 診斷主要基於臨床表現,特別是特徵性的"被摑過的臉頰"和網狀皮疹 1
  • 實驗室檢查通常不需要,但在特殊情況下可進行血清學檢測確認人類細小病毒B19感染 1

治療方案

  • 治療主要是症狀緩解和支持性治療 1, 2
  • 對於發熱和疼痛症狀,可使用非處方止痛藥如對乙酰氨基酚或非甾體抗炎藥 2
  • 成人關節症狀較為常見,可能需要更積極的疼痛管理 2
  • 不需要抗生素治療,因為這是病毒性疾病而非細菌感染 1

特殊人群注意事項

  • 孕婦感染可能導致胎兒水腫,需要密切監測 3
  • 對於免疫功能低下或慢性貧血患者,可能需要更密切的監測和支持性治療 1
  • 已感染過(IgG陽性)的孕婦不需擔心胎兒風險 3

併發症管理

  • 關節炎和關節痛是常見併發症,特別在成人中 1, 2
  • 對於嚴重關節症狀,可能需要非甾體抗炎藥、物理治療或其他保守治療方法 2
  • 暫時性再生障礙性貧血是另一重要併發症,尤其在有溶血性貧血的患者中 1

預後

  • 大多數患者預後良好,皮疹通常在三週內自行消退,無後遺症 1
  • 成人患者的關節症狀可能持續數週至數月 2

紅斑性傳染病是一種自限性疾病,不需要特定的抗病毒或抗生素治療,主要通過支持性治療和症狀緩解來管理。

References

Research

Erythema Infectiosum: A Narrative Review.

Current pediatric reviews, 2024

Research

Clinical management of an adult with erythema infectiosum: a retrospective case report.

The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2019

Research

Erythema infectiosum (Fifth disease) and pregnancy.

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 1999

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