Rash with fever resident survival guide
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[1] :
- 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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❑ Vomiting
❑ Nausea
❑ Abdominal Pain
❑ Joint pain
❑ Cough
❑ sore throat
❑ Chest pain
❑Arthralgias
❑ asplenia
❑ Infection or inflammation
❑Sarcoid
❑ Malignancy
❑ Collagen vascular disease
❑Any recent medications
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❑Valvular heart disease
❑Chronic liver disease
❑Communal living
❑ Tick exposure
❑ Dog exposure
❑ Salt water exposure
❑ Tampon use
❑ International travel
❑ IVDU
❑Trauma and Diabetes Mellitus
Record Vitals: ❑ Measure the temperature ❑ Record Pulse ❑ Record Blood pressure ❑ Record Respiratory rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.