title: Fever and rash in a child: when to worry?
abstract: The differential diagnosis of a fever and rash presenting in a pediatric patient is quite extensive. This article is not all-inclusive but is meant to aid in the diagnosis to differentiate serious, life-threatening eruptions from more benign common rashes.
authors.affiliation: Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Cedar Medical Center, Miami, Florida 33125, USA. caber@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aber
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alvarez Connelly
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Schachner
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000175:diagnosis; D005076:Exanthema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D012541:Scarlet Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis; D013206:Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis