Solve exciting clinical cases specific to your field of interest via Docplexus’ clinical case challenge. In this week’s ‘Pediatric Case Challenge’ , join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer today’s question regarding ‘Pink Papules And Blue Grey Macules’ A 15-month-old boy with congenital heart disease, seizures, and developmental delay was admitted for a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus retropharyngeal abscess and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia treated with vancomycin and clindamycin. The dermatology department was consulted for a diffuse truncal rash which was thought to be due to initiation of several antibiotics during his hospital stay.
On admission, he was noted to have several scattered 2-mm pink papules on his trunk and extremities and a high density of blue-gray macules on his trunk. The duration of his skin lesions was unknown. History…
