1. Life-Threatening Rashes: Dermatologic Signs of Four Infectious Diseases 
Lisa A. Drage, M.D. 
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 
Volume 74, Issue 1, Pages (January 1999)
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Rash demonstrates centripetal spread; it begins acrally and moves centrally to involve trunk. (Photograph courtesy of Dr. Walter R. Wilson, Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic Rochester.)
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3. Fig. 2
Fulminant meningococcemia. Purpura fulminans. Widespread ecchymoses and hemorrhagic bullae.
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Fulminant meningococcemia. Purpura fulminans. Purpura and flaccid bullae.
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Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome. Desquamative erythroderma; exfoliation of palms and soles is late finding.
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6. Fig. 5 Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome. Strawberry tongue.
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7. Fig. 6
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. Necrotizing fasciitis. Violaceous bullae with surrounding erythema and edema. (Photograph courtesy of Dr. Walter R. Wilson, Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic Rochester.)
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