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Internal Medicine

Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University

2019

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Is This Rash Measles?, Sandy Hoar Dmsc(C), Pa-C Jan 2019

Is This Rash Measles?, Sandy Hoar Dmsc(C), Pa-C

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Is This Rash Measles?

Sandy Hoar, DSMc(c), LSHTM, PA-C

hoar@gwu.edu

A patient presents to a Maryland clinic complaining of a dry red, bleeding, crusting, painful, non-itchy rash which started on her right forearm, 3-1/2 days ago. It spread to the trunk, face and thighs. The patient is complaining of fatigue, bilateral eye and mastoid pain, frontal headache, sore scalp, and bone pain. She reported no exposure, or travel but does have contact with children. She had childhood measles and chickenpox. The patient had tried oral tetracycline. The patient had discrete, mostly papular lesions on the upper arms, trunk, face/neck, and …