Confluent Rash on a Child

Sarah E. Winters, Brendan G. Carr

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationVisual Diagnosis in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Second Edition
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Pages18
Number of pages1
ISBN (Print)9781444333473
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Aug 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 2-year-old boy, no medical history - diffuse rash, over bilateral lower extremities
  • Case 25, confluent rash - on a child
  • Lesions, on palms and soles - prominent on bilateral lower extremities
  • Next most appropriate management strategy, at this time
  • No complaints of itching or fever
  • No conjunctival injection, and no sores - in or around mouth or genital area
  • Physical examination, multiple confluent lesions - with central clearing diffusely
  • Rash for past 2 days, progressing - to trunk and upper extremities

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