Rash Decisions: A 3-Step Approach To Pediatric Rashes

There is no getting around it: rashes are rough. Different pathologies can have the same sympotoms; the same pathologies can look completely different on different skin tones. I realized that if I’m to have any street cred as a PEM physician, I need to either memorize the Atlas of Dermatology or come up with another approach for the ED. After making it through a few pages of the Atlas, I gave up and created Joe’s Three Step Approach to Rashes.

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A call to action for dermatology of all skin tones.

Fever and petechiae: What is the most likely cause?