Rash on Rash: A Dermatologic Emergency

An 8-year-old girl with Atopic dermatitis develops a sudden, pruritic rash with umbilicated vesicles. Explore this dermatologic emergency and its management.

Eczema herpeticum


An 8-year-old girl with atopic dermatitis presented with a 3-day history of diffuse eruption of pruritic, umbilicated, erythematous vesicles with erosion and crusting on the flexor surfaces of the legs and arms. What is the diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Impetigo
Eczema herpeticum
Contact dermatitis
Drug eruption
Dermatitis herpetiformis

Atopic dermatitis, Eczema herpeticum, Herpes Simplex Virus, Pediatrics, Umbilicated Vesicles

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