Roseola physical examination
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Overview
Overview
Physical examination findings in a patient with roseola will depend on the presenting phase (febrile or rash). Vital signs are affected in the febrile phase and stabilize in the rash phase. Conversely, in the rash phase, vital signs become normal while skin appearance is affected.
Physical Examination
Physical Examination
Appearance of the patient
Physical examination findings in a patient with roseola will depend on the presenting phase (febrile or rash). Vital signs are affected in the febrile phase and stabilize in the rash phase. Conversely, in the rash phase, vital signs become normal while skin appearance is affected.[1][2][3]
Vital signs
| Vital signs | Skin manifestations | |
| Febrile phase |
|
None |
| Rash phase | Within normal limits | Maculopapular rash |
Skin
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 JURETIC M (1963). “Exanthema subitum a review of 243 cases”. Helv Paediatr Acta. 18: 80–95. PMID 13958107.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Meade RH (1989). “Exanthem subitum (roseola infantum)”. Clin Dermatol. 7 (1): 92–6. PMID 2647267.
- ↑ Asano Y, Yoshikawa T, Suga S, Kobayashi I, Nakashima T, Yazaki T; et al. (1994). “Clinical features of infants with primary human herpesvirus 6 infection (exanthem subitum, roseola infantum)”. Pediatrics. 93 (1): 104–8. PMID 8265302.
- ↑ BERLINER BC (1960). “A physical sign useful in diagnosis of roseola infantum before the rash”. Pediatrics. 25: 1034. PMID 13799552.
- ↑ Huang CT, Lin LH (2013). “Differentiating roseola infantum with pyuria from urinary tract infection”. Pediatr Int. 55 (2): 214–8. doi:10.1111/ped.12015. PMID 23190314.
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