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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | Life-threatening causes of febrile rashes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | ||
* | * Meningococcemia or Meningoencephalitis | ||
* | *Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) | ||
* | *Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) | ||
* Bacterial sepsis(Pneumococcal, Staphylococcal) | |||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
* | |||
* | * Endocarditis | ||
* | * Disseminated gonococcal infection | ||
* | * Autoimmune vasculitis( Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren’s syndrome) | ||
* | *Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) | ||
*Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) | |||
*Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) | |||
*Kawasaki disease | |||
*Lyme disease | |||
*Varicella | |||
*Necrotizing fasciitis | |||
*Hand foot and mouth (HFM) disease | |||
*Anaphylaxis | |||
*Shingles | |||
*Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) | |||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 14:03, 19 August 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
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Overview
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Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes of febrile rashes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
- Meningococcemia or Meningoencephalitis
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
- Bacterial sepsis(Pneumococcal, Staphylococcal)
Common Causes
- Endocarditis
- Disseminated gonococcal infection
- Autoimmune vasculitis( Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren’s syndrome)
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP)
- Kawasaki disease
- Lyme disease
- Varicella
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Hand foot and mouth (HFM) disease
- Anaphylaxis
- Shingles
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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