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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening 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. | Life-threatening causes of febrile rashes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.<ref name="pmid26483989">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kang JH |title=Febrile Illness with Skin Rashes |journal=Infect Chemother |volume=47 |issue=3 |pages=155–66 |date=September 2015 |pmid=26483989 |pmc=4607768 |doi=10.3947/ic.2015.47.3.155 |url= |issn=}}</ref> | ||
* [[Meningococcemia]] or [[Meningoencephalitis]] | * [[Meningococcemia]] or [[Meningoencephalitis]] | ||
*[[Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura]] (TTP) | *[[Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura]] (TTP) | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 19 August 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rinky Agnes Botleroo, M.B.B.S.
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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.[1]
- Meningococcemia or Meningoencephalitis
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
- Bacterial sepsis(Pneumococcal, Staphylococcal)
Common Causes
Common causes of rash with fever are given below :
- Typhoid fever
- Dengue hemorrhagic fever
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
- Scarlet fever
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP)
- Kawasaki disease
- Lyme disease
- Endocarditis
- Disseminated gonococcal infection
- Autoimmune vasculitis
- Varicella
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Hand foot and mouth (HFM) disease
- Anaphylaxis
- Shingles
- Rubella
- Measles
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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References
- ↑ Kang JH (September 2015). "Febrile Illness with Skin Rashes". Infect Chemother. 47 (3): 155–66. doi:10.3947/ic.2015.47.3.155. PMC 4607768. PMID 26483989.