Rash with fever resident survival guide: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:38, 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.

Synonyms and keywords:

Overview

This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the disease or symptom. The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease.

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] :

Diagnosis

Shown below are 04 algorithms summarizing the diagnosis of Rash with fever in a patient:

Patient with Fever and Rash

Take complete history

Record Vital signs:

❑ Measure the temperature
❑Record Pulse rate
❑Record Blood pressure

❑Record Respiratory rate

Ask about associated symptoms:

❑ Vomiting
❑ Nausea
❑ Abdominal Pain
❑ Cough
❑ Sore throat
❑ Chest pain
❑Arthralgias

Ask about other medical history:

❑ Asplenia
❑ Infection or Inflammation

❑Sarcoid
❑ Malignancy
❑ Collagen vascular disease
❑Any recent medications
❑Valvular heart disease
❑Chronic liver disease

Ask about recent travel history/Exposure:

❑Communal living
❑ Tick exposure
❑ Dog exposure
❑ Salt water exposure
❑ Tampon use
❑ International travel
❑ IVDU
❑Trauma and Diabetes Mellitus

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.

[pmid26483989-1] 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.

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