RASH--MORPHOLOGY

RASH--MORPHOLOGY: Excerpt from Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs

Ask the Following Questions:

1. Is the rash macular or papular? A macular or papular rash would suggest scarlet fever, measles, erythema multiforme, exfoliative dermatitis, pityriasis rosea, eczema, contact dermatitis, secondary syphilis, drug eruption, and actinic dermatoses.
2. Is the rash pustular? A pustular rash suggests staphylococcus, scabies, secondary syphilis, acne, folliculitis, and dermatophytosis.
3. Is the rash vesicular or bullous? A bullous or vesicular rash would suggest chickenpox, smallpox, dermatitis herpetiformis, contact dermatitis, pemphigus, herpes zoster, bullous impetigo, herpes simplex, dyshidrosis, and nummular eczema.
4. Is the rash scaly? A scaly rash suggests ichthyosis, psoriasis, lichen planus, neurodermatitis, dermatophytosis, exfoliative dermatitis, and drug eruptions.
5. Are there ulcers? The presence of ulcers in the lesions would suggest basal cell carcinoma, syphilis, lupus erythematosus, diabetic ulcers, ischemic ulcers, pyoderma gangrenosum, and ecthyma.
6. Is there fever? The presence of fever suggests scarlet fever, measles, erythema multiforme, exfoliative dermatitis, serum sickness, chickenpox, and smallpox.

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Book Source Details

• Book Title: Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs
• Author(s): R. Douglas Collins
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Copyright Details: Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs, Copyright © 2003 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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