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Rash Week! The workup of petechiae and non blanching rashes

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2018-03-26T10:17:38-04:00March 26th, 2018|Dermatology, Rash Week|

I have read the following post from St. Emlyn’s Emergency Medicine blog multiple times. It includes a great synopsis of the literature and thoughts on the evaluation of well appearing children with non-blanching rashes.

You can check out the post in its entirety via this link – right here.

Don’t Be Rash – Petechiae in Well Kids at St. Emlyn’s

Natalie May / July, 2013

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Here is a video of some quick ways to see if a rash is non-blanching

About the Author: Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd

Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd is a Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and an Associate Director for the Pediatric Residency Training Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He is on Twitter/X @PEMTweets, on Instagram @BradSobolewski, authors the Pediatric Emergency Medicine site PEMBlog and is the host and creator of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast. All views are strictly my own and not official medical advice.

Rash Week! The workup of petechiae and non blanching rashes

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About the Author: Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd

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