Rash with fever resident survival guide

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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]

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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Characterize rash
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maculopapular rash
 
 
Petechial/Purpuric rash
 
 
Vesiculobullous rash
 
 
 
Erythematous rash
 

Treatment

Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of [[disease name]] according the the [...] guidelines.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Do's

  • The content in this section is in bullet points.

Don'ts

  • The content in this section is in bullet points.

References

  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.