Author: Edidiong William Udofa / Editor: Thomas MacMahon / Codes: DC1, SLO1, SLO5 / Published: 23/01/2020
A 7-year-old boy is brought to your ED by his dad with a mild cough and an intensely pruritic blanching papular rash on the dorsum and palmar surfaces of both hands, especially between his fingers, groin, over both elbows and sparsely on both his legs. His vital signs are within normal limits and the remainder of his examination is unremarkable. Symptoms are worse at night. His 4-year-old brother attended with similar complaints the day before. He was prescribed some chlorphenamine for symptomatic relief and asked to follow up with his GP. However, the symptoms have persisted according to Dad.
Module Content
Common Childhood Exanthems
Children commonly present to the emergency department with a febrile illness and a rash
Common Childhood Exanthems
This session describes the most common childhood exanthems that present to emergency departments
Rashes - PEM Induction
Rashes are difficult to diagnose in both children and adults. The key is to be able to identify the important types (anaphylaxis urticaria, meningitis, non-accidental injury), and then manage to learn about the rest slowly
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Useful
Great Information
Useful reminder
not very common condition
A common presentation in children