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Pediatric Viral Exanthems: Distinguishing the Benign from the Serious
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports
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Publication Date
7-1-2004
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Abstract
The authors review the classic course of common pediatric diseases associated with rashes, including varicella-zoster virus, herpes simplex virus (HSV), roseola, and rubella. Understanding the classic patterns, disease progression, high-risk populations, and potential complications allow the ED physician to avoid unnecessary testing in low-risk patients with a classic presentation, and aggressively approach potentially significant rashes in high-risk populations (e.g., neonatal HSV).
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Valerie R. Lint, J. E. Schuster and Catherine A. Marco. "Pediatric Viral Exanthems: Distinguishing the Benign from the Serious" Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports Vol. 9 Iss. 7 (2004) p. 81 - 92 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/catherine_marco/152/