Rash

The CDC issued an advisory on Aug. 13 alerting health care providers and public health officials about the elevated activity of parvovirus B19 in the United States.

Tests that look for multiple causes of rash in children may incorrectly identify a measles infection if a child has recently received an MMR vaccine, investigators reported in MMWR.

DENVER — Syphilis is often asymptomatic. Increased testing of at-risk patients — especially if a new rash or welt is spotted on their body — could help catch more cases, an expert said here.

A 6-month-old boy presented with a rash involving the scalp, groin and trunk. The rash started on his scalp around age 2 months, later progressing to involve his groin and trunk (Figures 1-3).

A 2-week-old baby girl presented with a rash in the diaper area. She was born prematurely at 32 weeks’ gestation and was hospitalized in the NICU.

A 3-year-old boy presented to the dermatology clinic with a rash on his right leg. The rash started 3 months earlier as a single lesion, then a second lesion developed a few weeks later.

An 8-month-old boy is brought to your clinic with a diaper rash. He had been seen a few days earlier in an urgent care clinic, where it was thought to be an infection with MRSA and treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, or TMP-SMX.

An 8-year-old female presented to the ED with a painful eruption for 6 days’ duration. She had a history of moderate eczema that was flaring for the past few weeks and was being managed with topical steroids.

A previously healthy, unvaccinated 17-year-old male presents with a progressive illness that began on a Monday with fatigue and loss of appetite.