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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
*'''Symptoms in newborns''' may include: | *'''Symptoms in newborns''' may include: | ||
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:*[[Fever]] | :*[[Fever]] | ||
:*[[Irritability]] | :*[[Irritability]] | ||
:* | :*[[Flat nasal bridge]] (saddle nose) | ||
:*Early [[rash]] - small [[blister]]s on the palms and soles | :*Early [[rash]] - small [[blister]]s on the palms and soles | ||
:*Later rash - copper-colored, flat or bumpy rash on the face, palms, and soles | :*Later rash - copper-colored, flat or bumpy rash on the face, palms, and soles | ||
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*'''Symptoms in older infants and young children''' may include: | *'''Symptoms in older infants and young children''' may include: | ||
:*[[Bone pain]] | :*[[Bone pain]] | ||
:*[[Blindness]] | :*[[Blindness]] | ||
:*Decreased hearing or [[deafness]] | :*Decreased hearing or [[deafness]] | ||
:*[[Joint swelling]] | :*[[Joint swelling]] | ||
:*Refusal to move a painful arm or leg | :*Refusal to move a painful arm or leg | ||
:*Saber shins (bone problem of the lower leg) | :*Saber shins (bone problem of the lower leg) | ||
:*Scarring of the skin around the mouth, genitalia, and anus | :*[[Scarring]] of the skin around the mouth, genitalia, and anus | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 16 November 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
History and Symptoms
- Symptoms in newborns may include:
- Failure to gain weight or failure to thrive
- Fever
- Irritability
- Flat nasal bridge (saddle nose)
- Early rash - small blisters on the palms and soles
- Later rash - copper-colored, flat or bumpy rash on the face, palms, and soles
- Rash of the mouth, genitalia, and anus
- Watery discharge from the nose
- Symptoms in older infants and young children may include:
- Bone pain
- Blindness
- Decreased hearing or deafness
- Joint swelling
- Refusal to move a painful arm or leg
- Saber shins (bone problem of the lower leg)
- Scarring of the skin around the mouth, genitalia, and anus