Case Challenges

A 5-Year-Old Boy with Fever and Rash

Sahla Kallada, MD

  • Pediatric Annals
  • April 2011 - Volume 40 · Issue 4: 185-187
  • DOI: 10.3928/00904481-20110316-04
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Abstract

A 5-year-old, previously healthy, white boy presented to the clinic because of a nonpruritic, generalized erythematous rash and fever. He was seen in the clinic on day 2 of fever and was started on cefalexin for a presumptive diagnosis of scarlet fever. However, he remained febrile despite the antibiotic, even to day 5 of illness. His rash had then spread over the entire body.
AUTHORS

Sahla Kallada, MD, is a Pediatrician with the Springfield Clinic, Taylorville, IL.

Dr. Kallada has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Address correspondence to Sahla Kallada, MD, 600 N. Main Street, Taylorville, IL 62568; or e-mail .drsahla3@yahoo.com

doi: 10.3928/00904481-20110316-04

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