EVALUATING RASH IN FEBRILE CHILDREN

Varkal M. A., Yildiz I., Unuvar E.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.78, sa.1, ss.23-32, 2015 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 78 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.23-32
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fever, child, rash, infection
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Fever accompanied by rash is a common complaint in pediatric practice. Mostly these conditions are caused by different viruses and self-limited. But, it may also be the first and only sign of serious and life-threatening bacterial infections, like meningococcemia and bacterial sepsis. The most important step in the diagnostic process is a detailed clinical examination. A detailed physical examination can easily lead the physician to the correct diagnosis. The rash in children is often maculopapular and nonspecific. However a petechial rash should be evaluated as meningococcemia until the contrary is proven. Most common diseases presenting with fever and rash are measles, rubella, scarlet fever, erythema infectiosum, roseola infantum, Epstein-Barr virus infection, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections, Kawasaki disease and for our country Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.