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Presentation of Case

A 10-month-old girl was admitted to the hospital because of fever and a rash.

She had apparently been well until one month earlier, when she was examined because of fever and an erythematous rash suggestive of scarlet fever. A throat culture was negative. The rash improved after a 10-day course of amoxicillin. A diagnosis of roseola was made. A few days later, the skin on the arms and legs began to peel. Eleven days before admission, the patient's temperature rose to 40°C, and she became irritable, ate poorly, and had a nonproductive cough, coryza, swollen lips, and lingual erythema. She . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

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