Rash

Clerkship

Lecture materials and small group cases are posted here for University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine students. Access to these materials are password protected.

Objectives

By the end of the Paediatric Clerkship, a medical student will be able to:

1. Recognize the clinical features and propose a management plan for patients with acne, cellulitis, diaper rashes, eczema, impetigo, scabies, seborrhea dermatitis, and urticaria.
2. Recognize the clinical features of viral exanthems, drug eruptions, Henoch Scholein purpura, and scarlet fever.

Half Day Cases

• A 6 month old infant has an erythematous, scaly rash over his cheeks and the backs of his legs. This started at 4 months of age, an seems to be getting worse
• A 5 year old child comes to the emergency department with 4 days of fever, and a rash that has developed over her torso and her extremeties
• A 6 year old is brought to the emergency department with a dark purple rash on his legs. When you examine him, you notice that these lesions are non-blanchable