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Pink, light-red spotted maculopapular rash which first appears on the face, spreads caudally to the trunk and extremities, and becomes generalized within 24 hours. The rash disappears in three days.

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Rubella (German Measles)

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Affects a child between six months and two years of age and begins with a sudden high fever. Followed by a blanching macular or maculopapular rash starting on the neck and trunk and spreading to the face and extremities. Occasionally the rash is vesicular. It is generally nonpruritic. The rash typically persists for one to two days. Only childhood viral exanthem that starts on the trunk - spreading to the legs and neck.

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Roseola (HHV 6)

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Characterized by (1-3 days) of “3 C’s” cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, as well as fever and an enanthem (Koplik spots - irregularly-shaped, bright red spots often with a bluish-white central dot in the mouth). Maculopapular rash that spreads cephalocaudally (head down) - morbilliform, brick red erythematous, maculopapular, blanching rash, which classically begins on the face and spreads cephalocaudally and centrifugally to involve the neck, upper trunk, lower trunk, and extremities.The rash lasts 7 days and fever is concurrent with the rash.

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Rubeola (Measles)

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Low-grade fever, headache, and sore throat for the followed by a bright red rash on his cheeks with circumoral pallor and 2-4 days of lacy reticular rash on extremities

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Erythema infectiosum (Slapped Cheek)

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Low grade fever for three days followed by scattered, small vesicles on an erythematous base starting on the face and spreading down. Lesions in different stages of development on the face, trunk, and extremities

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Varicella (Chicken Pox)

6
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Parvovirus B-19

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Erythema infectiosum