DermAtlas: Dermatology Image viral exanthem_6_080622 (viral infections, exanthem

Dermatology - ABDOMEN: viral infections, exanthem

Image Name:

viral exanthem_6_080622

File Type:

jpg

Diagnosis:

VIRAL INFECTIONS, EXANTHEM

Category:

reactive erythema

Morphology:

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Organization:

annular / discrete
confluent

Pattern:

generalized, disseminated

Color:

red

Body Site:

abdomen / total body
arm / thigh

Age:

6 years

Gender:

female

Image Year:

2008

Contributor:

Bernard Cohen, MD

First Published:

July 06, 2008

Description:

symmetric generalized discrete and confluent red annular papules and plaques some with dusky centers

Comments:

Four days ago this healthy 6-year-old girl developed a low grade fever and red eruption on the thighs which dissemianted over the following 24 hours. She subsequently developed dusky ererythema in the center of the expanding annular plaques, painful swelling of the lower extremities, and refused to walk, but this resolved within 24 hours. When these images were acquired, her symptoms were improving and she was afebrile. She had a cough and rhinorrhea as did her siblings and one of her parents. Viral cultures from a nasopharyngeal swab were pending.

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