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. 2013 Sep 18;31(4):927–944. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2013.07.001

Table 3.

Infectious causes of fever and rash based on rash type

Rash Infection
Purpuric Dengue hemorrhagic syndrome
Meningococcal infection
Viral hemorrhagic fever
Rickettsial infection, severe
Leptospirosis
Maculopapular Arboviral infection
Rickettsial infection
VHF
HIV seroconversion
Typhoid
Dengue fever
Leptospirosis
Brucellosis
Vesicular Herpes simplex virus
Varicella
Ulcerative Chancre: trypanosomiasis
Eschar: anthrax, African tick typhus
Ulcer: leishmaniasis, syphilis, tropical ulcer