Case report: An atypical dengue rash involving the soles

Case report: An atypical dengue rash involving the soles

The cutaneous manifestation of dengue is a maculopapular blanchable erythema over the body that spares the palms and the soles. We report a case of serologically proven, uncomplicated dengue fever in a lady who developed macular morbilliform erythema with islands of sparing over the plantar regions...

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Published in:Proceedings of Singapore healthcare Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 51 - 55
Main Authors: Tan, Boon Hian, Stacey, Simon
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01-03-2021
Sage Publications Ltd
SAGE Publishing
Subjects:
Case reports
Dengue fever
Erythema
Feet
Medical diagnosis
rash
feet
plantar
Dengue
soles
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Summary:The cutaneous manifestation of dengue is a maculopapular blanchable erythema over the body that spares the palms and the soles. We report a case of serologically proven, uncomplicated dengue fever in a lady who developed macular morbilliform erythema with islands of sparing over the plantar regions of the bilateral soles on day 8 of disease. This phenomenon has not yet been reported in dengue literature.
ISSN:2010-1058
2059-2329
DOI:10.1177/2010105820941876