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==Background== | |||
{{Rash red flags}} | |||
==[[petechiae|Petechial]]== | ==[[petechiae|Petechial]]== | ||
*Infectious | *Infectious | ||
Revision as of 21:00, 10 September 2020
Background
Rash Red Flags[1]
- Fever
- Toxic appearance
- Hypotension
- Mucosal lesions
- Severe pain
- Very old or young age
- Immunosuppressed
- New medication
Petechial
- Infectious
- Noninfectious
- Allergy
- Amyloidosis
- HSP
- Hypersensitivity vasculitis
- Lupus
- Rheumatic fever
- Scurvy
- Thrombocytopenia
Pediatric
Skin changes are often the most concerning finding in a pediatric fever
Maculopapular
- Infectious
- Noninfectious
Vesico-Bullous
- Infectious
- Noninfectious
- Allergy
- Eczema vaccinatum
- Erythema multiforme bullosum
- Plant dermatitis
Erythematous
- Infectious
Urticarial
- Infectious
- Noninfectious
- Allergy
- Idiopathic
- Malignancy
- Vasculitis
See Also
References
- ↑ Nguyen T and Freedman J. Dermatologic Emergencies: Diagnosing and Managing Life-Threatening Rashes. Emergency Medicine Practice. September 2002 volume 4 no 9.