title: Rashes among schoolchildren--14 states, October 4, 2001-February 27, 2002.
abstract: Fourteen states (Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia) have reported investigations of multiple schoolchildren who have developed rashes. This report summarizes the investigation by state and local health departments of these rashes, which have occurred during October 2001 through February 2002, and provides examples for four states. Preliminary findings indicate that further investigation is needed to determine whether a common etiology for these rashes exists.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D018876:Environmental Illness / Q000175:diagnosis; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000175:diagnosis; D005076:Exanthema / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012574:Schools; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology