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RASH and FEVER (classified by aetiological agent) |
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infections: |
viral: |
measles varicella (chickenpox) herpes zoster rubella erythema infectiosum roseola enteroviral infection viral hepatitis infectious mononucleosis dengue and other viral haemorrhagic fevers HIV/AIDS (sero-conversion illness) |
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rickettsial: |
Rocky Mountain spotted fever typhus |
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bacterial: |
meningococcal septicaemia staphylococcal septicaemia gonococcal septicaemia scarlet fever typhoid fever Pseudomonas septicaemia Lyme disease secondary syphilis bacterial endocarditis brucellosis listeriosis plague bartonellosis |
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other infections: |
pityriasis rosea babesiosis visceral leishmaniasis African trypanosomiasis |
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other: |
serum sickness erythema multiforme erythema nodosum allergic vasculitis drug reactions erythema marginatum (rheumatic fever) |
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connective tissue disease: |
systemic lupus erythematosus Still's disease dermatomyositis |
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