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Patient with fever and rash at the enmergency department

Publication at Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen |
2023

Abstract

Exanthema is a rapid seeding of skin rash into multiple localizations on the body. A typical rash accompanied by fever occurs in the emergency department mainly in connection with childhood infectious diseases.

With regard to the increased migration from the east and south and taking into account the possible evaporation of specific immunity, we encounter these diseases even in adult patients. Here, the course and sowing are more often atypical and we rely more on laboratory diagnostic methods.

Of the macular and maculopapular exanthemas, we most often encounter the fifth and sixth diseases, also measles or scarlet fever. Vesiculous exanthemas include varicella and hand-foot-mouth syndrome.

Especially in viral exanthematous diseases, we are more often afraid of bacterial complications than the primary disease itself. In some cases, infection of a pregnant woman is significantly dangerous.

First of all, this is varicella.