A 2-Year-Old-Boy With an Alarming Facial Rash

Buraa Kubaisi, MD; Nakhoul Nakhoul, MD; C. Stephen Foster, MD

January 22, 2019

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Background

A 2-year-old boy presented to the emergency department (ED) with fever and malaise that started 4 days earlier. His mother treated him with children's ibuprofen (100 mg). Six hours later, the fever and malaise persisted; his mother gave him additional ibuprofen.

The next day, the child awakened with a rash, initially on his face and upper part of his body. His mother took him to the ED of a local hospital. The child was diagnosed with chickenpox, and the mother was instructed to keep him at rest and treat with hydration and ibuprofen as needed for fever.

His mother observed worsening symptoms within 24 hours and brought him back to the ED.

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Cite this: Buraa Kubaisi, Nakhoul Nakhoul, C. Stephen Foster. A 2-Year-Old-Boy With an Alarming Facial Rash - Medscape - Dec 22, 2016.

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