morbilliform rash

morbilliform rash

An exanthema commonly due to echovirus 9, consisting of fine, discrete maculopapules on the head and neck, rarely elsewhere; the rash and characteristic low-grade fever usually resolve in a week.
DiffDx
Rubella, meningococcal petechiae-Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, Kawasaki’s disease.

morbilliform rash

morbilliform Latin, measles-like An exanthema commonly due to echovirus 9, consisting of fine, discrete maculopapules on the head and neck, rarely elsewhere DiffDx Rubella, meningococcal petechiae-Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, Kawasaki's disease; the rash and characteristic low-grade fever usually resolve in a wk. See Rash.