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Review
. 2022 Apr;40(2):191-202.
doi: 10.1016/j.det.2021.12.006. Epub 2022 Mar 4.

Morbilliform Eruptions in the Hospitalized Child

Jessica S Haber  1 , Sarah D Cipriano  2 , Vikash S Oza  3
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Review

Morbilliform Eruptions in the Hospitalized Child

Jessica S Haber et al. Dermatol Clin. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

Morbilliform eruptions inspire a broad and varied differential spanning across inflammatory and infectious categories. The goal of this article is to help the clinician develop an approach toward the pediatric patient with a morbilliform eruption in the emergency room or hospital setting. The authors review several high-yield clinical scenarios with a focus on recently emerging and reemerging childhood diagnoses.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Drug eruption; Inpatient dermatology; Management; Morbilliform eruption; Pediatric; Viral exanthem.

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Figures

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Morbilliform eruption. A young child with acute Epstein-Barr virus infection with associated morbilliform rash.
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Koplik spots. Pinpoint white macules along the buccal mucosa in an infant with measles infection.
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Chik sign. Clinical photograph of an infant's face demonstrates a positive chik sign.
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Dengue virus. Pinpoint petechiae and islands of sparing (arrows) on a background of erythema.
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Petechiae and purpuric macules in a child with RMSF.
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Mucosal findings in MIS-C. Strawberry tongue and cheilitis in a young child with MIS-C.
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Erythema, seborrheic scale, and facial edema in a boy with DRESS from ethosuximide.
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Acute GVHD. A morbilliform eruption and erythema accentuated on the palms in a child with acute GVHD.
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