RT Book, Section
A1 Shirk, Arianna
A1 Sorrentino, Annalise
A2 Schafermeyer, Robert
A2 Tenenbein, Milton
A2 Macias, Charles G.
A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2 Yamamoto, Loren G.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105685006
T1 Viral Exanthems
T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-182926-7
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105685006
RD 2024/04/18
AB Most  childhood  exanthems  are  benign,  self-limited,  and  require  no  treatment;  but  hidden  in  this  presentation  is  an  occasional  myocarditis,  encephalitis,  or  pneumonia.Worldwide,  rubeola  is  still  a  major  cause  of  morbidity  and  mortality.  Early  recognition  can  control  spread.Roseola  infantum  is  a  common  cause  of  febrile  seizures  in  infants.  A  full  fontanelle  may  be  present  in  up  to  25%.Children  with  varicella  that  may  benefit  from  antiviral  agents  include  patients  on  corticosteroids  or  chronic  salicylates,  immunocompromised  patients,  and  those  older  than  12  years.Neonatal  herpes  has  three  presentations  in  the  first  6  weeks  of  life:  Encephalitis  with  seizures,  disseminated  with  a  “neonatal  sepsis”  appearance,  and  those  localized  to  the  skin,  eye(s),  and  mouth.  Early  treatment  with  acyclovir  will  prevent  progression.