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Table 1 The distribution of the final diagnosis of the patients

From: Reliability and accuracy of smartphones for paediatric infectious disease consultations for children with rash in the paediatric emergency department

Causes

Number of patients (N)

Herpesviridae infections

 Chickenpox

33

 Zona zoster

13

 Roseola infantum

5

 Herpes simplex virus infections

13

Other viral infections

 Epstein-Barr-Virus

3

 Erythema Infectiosum

6

 Rubella

1

 Measles

1

 Hand-foot-and-mouth disease

9

Superficial skin infections and cellulitis

 Impetigo and pyodermitis

17

 Scarlet fever

6

 Cellulitis and erysipelas

15

 Paronychia

3

 Kerion

4

Parasitosis and fungal infections

 Scabies

5

 Cutaneous leishmaniasis

3

Necrotizing cellulitis and subcutaneous tissue infection

 Erythema multiforme major

10

 Steven-Johnson Syndrome/ Toxic epidermal necrolysis

4

 Purpura fulminans

2

Non-infectious diseases

 Allergic reactions

18

 Insect bite

10

 Erythema nodosum

1

 Miscellaneousa

12

TOTAL

194

  1. aİncludes 1 sun burn,1 Lupus vulgaris and 10 “non-specific” exanthems whose etiology was not classifed despite laboratory tests