Clinical Case 044: vesicles down under
March 6, 2012
Todays case is bread and butter GP / Paeds.
13/12 old boy presents with a 2 day history of mild fever, irritable and loose stools.
This rash – yep those are vesicles
What is your differential diagnosis?
OK all you Paeds sleuths – hit me on the comments – the prize (love and respect – as always) goes to the first in / best answer.
Casey
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Casey Parker
I am a GP working in Broome, NW of Western Australia. I work as a hospital DMO (District Med Officer) doing Emergency, Anaesthestics, some Obstetrics and a lot of miscellaneous primary care. Also on the web as @broomedocs | + Casey Parker | Contact
6 Comments
so with being new to GP land Im thinking……hand foot and mouth?
I think you are the winner Jonathon
Most probable diagnosis = coxsackie virus – hand, foot, mouth…. and bum disease – as it should be named.
C
perianal dermatitis secondary to diarrhea secondary to GE
primary HSV1/contact dermatitis with vesicles
i think its diaper rash
so who won ?