Common Childhood Exanthems

Author:  Maya K Naravi / Editor:  Nicola McDonald / Reviewer: Michael Perry, Grace McKay / Code: O2 / Published: 07/06/2021

Prerequisites:

Before commencing this session you should have knowledge of febrile illness in children.

Description:

This session describes the most common childhood exanthems that present to emergency departments.

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Recognise the clinical manifestations of common childhood exanthems
• Describe the aetiology and epidemiology of common childhood exanthems
• Describe how to manage patients with common childhood exanthems
• Identify which cases need public health notification and how to notify
• Recall the current immunisation schedule

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