Differential diagnosis
Common
Infrequent
- Erythema infectiosum
- Scarlet fever
- Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy
- Atopic eruption of pregnancy
- Cow's milk protein intolerance/allergy
- HIV
Rare
- Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome
- Measles
- Acute interstitial nephritis
- Kawasaki disease
- Dengue fever
- Still's disease in adults
- Enteric fever (typhoid/paratyphoid)
- Familial Mediterranean Fever
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Rheumatic fever
- Rubella
Specific differential diagnosis
TYPES
Acanthosis nigricansBlistering rash
Desquamation
Erythema multiforme
Extensor rash
Facial rash
Flexural rash
Hypopigmented skin lesions
Leg rash
Palmar/plantar rash
Purpuric rash
Rash on knuckles
Rash under breast
Scalp rash
Scaly rash
Shin rash
Single, red, round rash
Urticaria