title: Pediatric exanthems.
abstract: Many childhood diseases have cutaneous manifestations such as exanthems. More than 50 agents (viral, bacterial, or rickettsial) that cause exanthems in children have been identified. This article describes a systematic approach for evaluating 12 common exanthems. Diagnosis is made by correlating the location, morphology, and timing of the eruption with associated constitutional signs and symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Teaching Program, Moses Cone Health System, Greensboro AHEC, Greensboro, North Carolina 27401, USA.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Gable
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Morrell
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans