Skin Rashes in Children (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Skin Rashes in Children Introduction
- Bacterial and Viral Rashes
- Life-Threatening Rashes
- Fungal and Parasitic Rashes
- Rashes in the Newborn
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Pictures of Childhood Skin Problems - Slideshow

Synonyms and Keywords
chickenpox, varicella, measles, rubella, German measles, scarlet fever, scarlatina, fifth disease, erythema infectiosum, slapped cheeks disease, roseola infantum, exanthem subitum, coxsackieviruses, enteroviruses, impetigo, petechiae, petechia, meningococcemia, meningococcal sepsis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, RMSF, Lyme disease, Kawasaki disease, mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, toxic shock syndrome, TSS, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, STSS, scabies, ringworm, athlete's foot, seborrheic dermatitis, cradlecap, milia, infantile acne, erythema toxicum, miliaria, prickly heat, candidal rash, yeast infection, seborrheic dermatitis, irritant diaper rash, skin rashes in children, life-threatening skin rashes
Authors and Editors
Author: William A Gibson, MD, Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio Texas.
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com
Previous contributing editors:
Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor,
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco
Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Thomas Rebbecchi, MD,
FAAEM, Program Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine,
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
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Last Editorial Review: 6/20/2008
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