Rashes in allergic and non-allergic diseases: algorithm of differential diagnosis

I.V. Tarasova

Academy of postgraduate education of the Federal Medico-Biological Agency of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

ALLERGOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY IN PEDIATRICS, Volume 56 • Number 1 • March 2019, pp. 10 – 18
DOI: 10.24411/2500-1175-2019-00002

Rash is one of the most frequent causes of visits to a doctor. They represent the morphological changes of the skin (exanthema) and mucous membranes (enanthema), developing under the influence of various endogenous and exogenous factors. Morphological elements of the rash are divided into primary (spot, blister, bubble, abscess, knot, bump) and secondary (hypo– and hyperpigmentation, fissure, flake, erosion, ulcer, crust, cicatrix). The article presents the causes and clinical features of some allergic and non-allergic diseases accompanied by a rash. The algorithm of their differential diagnostics on the basis of clinical evaluation of morphological elements, results of laboratory researches and data of epidemiological anamnesis is also offered.

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Tarasova IV. Rashes in allergic and non-allergic diseases: algorithm of differential diagnosis. Allergology and Immunology in Pediatrics. 2019;56(1):10-18. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24411/2500-1175-2019-00002

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