A Baffling Black Eschar

A patient presents with a fever, rash, and a developing black eschar. Explore the Differential Diagnosis of this classic lesion and identify the outlier.

Chickenpox


Which of the following is the least likely cause of eschars as seen here?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Scrub typhus
Cutaneous anthrax
Rickettsia akari
Chickenpox
Brown recluse spider bite

Chickenpox, Eschar, Orientia tsutsugamushi, Rickettsial Diseases, Scrub Typhus

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