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. 2000 Dec;83(6):506-7.
doi: 10.1136/adc.83.6.506.

The management of fever and petechiae: making sense of rash decisions

P A Brogan  1 , A Raffles
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The management of fever and petechiae: making sense of rash decisions

P A Brogan et al. Arch Dis Child. 2000 Dec.

Abstract

In a retrospective and prospective audit of 55 children presenting to the paediatric assessment unit of a district general hospital with fever and petechial rash, 9% had significant bacterial sepsis. The "ILL criteria" (irritability, lethargy, low capillary refill) for the management of children with fever and petechiae are proposed.

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