The management of fever and petechiae: making sense of rash decisions.

ABSTRACT: In a retrospective and prospective audit of 55 children presenting to the paediatric assessment unit of a district general hospital with fever and petechial rash, 9% had significant bacterial sepsis. The "ILL criteria" (irritability, lethargy, low capillary refill) for the management of children with fever and petechiae are proposed.

SUBMITTER: Brogan PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1718572 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature