Coloured Atlas – Pediatrics

Impetigo
– Note the honey-coloured crust

For an image, please see: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/impetigo

Seborrheic dermatitis
– Note the yellow, greasy macules/plaques on an erythematous base (scales)

For an image, please see: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/seborrhoeic-dermatitis and https://dermnetnz.org/topics/cradle-cap

Herpes Simplex
– Note the grouped vesicles on an erythematous base

For an image, please see: https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/coldsores

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
– Note the vesicles and pustules on an erythematous base
– Distribution: mouth, buttocks, extremities

For an image, please see: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/hand-foot-and-mouth-disease

Erythema Infectiosum (i.e. Fifth Disease / Slapped Cheek)
– Note the uniform, erythematous, maculopapular ‘lacy’ rash
– Distribution: bilateral cheeks (‘slapped cheeks’) with circumoral sparing; may affect trunk and extremities

For an image, please see: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/erythema-infectiosum

Note the strawberry tongue. (Courtesy of Dr. M. Mian)

Note the diffuse maculopapular rash. (Courtesy of The Hospital for Sick Children Slide Library, Toronto)

Note the maculopapular rash on trunk progressing to vesicles and crusts. (Courtesy of Dr. M. Mian)\