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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
Chapter 134. Rashes in Infants and Children
Sections: Rashes in Infants and Children: Introduction, General Approach to Evaluation of Rashes in Children, Viruses, Fungal Infections, Bacterial Infections, Infestations, Common Neonatal Rashes, Exanthems of Unknown Etiology, Acknowledgment, References.
Topics Discussed: exanthema.
Excerpt:"Many rashes in children are benign and self limited, but others
demand immediate intervention. An exanthem is a rash involving skin
with many causes—bacterial or viral infection, toxin, drug,
or noninfectious inflammatory conditions. An enanthem is a rash
involving mucous membranes. This chapter describes disease processes
in children for which dermatologic symptoms are diagnostic and serves
as a reference for the presenting complaint of "rash" in
children and young adults. Detailed descriptions of the most important
skin diseases are provided in chapters in Section 20, Skin Disorders,
with Chapter 243, Approach to Skin Disorders in the Emergency Department,
specifically outlining principles of evaluation of rashes in both
children and adults...."
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