Petechial Eruption of Contagious Fever

Adverse reaction of topical etofenamate: petechial eruption.

Etofenamate is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Clinical findings caused by etofenamate are uncommon. Allergic contact dermatitis is the most common cutaneous reaction reported. But petechial eruption due to etofenamate had not been reported yet. This report concerns an 11-year old male with petechial eruption after application of topical etofenamate. Physicians need to be aware ...

Fever and petechial rash in a 9-year-old boy.

Erythema infectiosum following generalized petechial eruption induced by human parvovirus B19.

Parvovirus B19 is a DNA virus responsible for a wide spectrum of clinical illnesses. Among dermatological manifestations, the most common is erythema infectiosum, also known as the fifth disease. In 1990 Harms et al first described a papular-purpuric gloves and socks syndrome (PPGSS) due to parvovirus B19. It is an acute acral dermatosis characterized by an eruption of petechiae and small purpu...

Dr Alexander Gordon (1752-99) and contagious puerperal fever.

Alexander Gordon, one of twin boys, was born in 1752 in the parish of Strachan, 20 miles south west of Aberdeen. Little is known of his early life, but he obtained an MA at Marischal College, and after further study at the Aberdeen Infirmary and in Edinburgh, graduated in medicine at the University of Aberdeen. In 1780, at the age of 28, with testimonial letters from the Corporation of Surgeons...

Postictal Periorbital Petechial Rash

A 16-year-old boy, with a history of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, which had been treated with valproic acid since he was 9 years of age, presented with bilateral periorbital rash. His family had found him in a stupor state after groaning early the previous morning. The patient had a history of morning myoclonic seizures and absence seizures, but no history of generalized tonic-clonic seizures. ...