Category Dermatology
Numbered diseases of childhood SIXTH DISEASE 680

Sixth disease

Common viral illness in infants caused by HHV-6. Roseola presents with high fever followed by sudden rash; also known as sixth disease or exanthem subitum.

Numbered diseases of childhood FIFTH DISEASE 680

Fifth disease

Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease), is a common manifestation of infection in children characterized by low-grade fever, malaise, facial rash, and later by the spread of a lacy maculopapular rash involving the trunk and limbs.

Numbered diseases of childhood FOURTH DISEASE 680

Fourth disease

Filatov-Dukes disease, or fourth disease, was a proposed childhood exanthem now largely dismissed as a misclassification of rubella or scarlet fever.

Numbered diseases of childhood THIRD DISEASE 1200

Third disease

Mild viral exanthem in children; dangerous in pregnancy. Rubella causes rash and lymphadenopathy, with congenital infection leading to CRS.

Numbered diseases of childhood SECOND DISEASE 680

Second disease

Scarlet fever (second disease). Contagious GABHS infection in kids under 10 with sore throat or rash; caused by S. pyogenes strains producing erythrogenic toxin.

Numbered disease of childhood FIRST DISEASE 680

First disease

Measles (First Disease): classic childhood exanthem caused by Morbillivirus, with high infectivity, pathognomonic signs, and vaccine-preventable

Clement Dukes

Clement Dukes (1845–1925), English physician and school health reformer, proposed "Dukes' disease" and transformed adolescent medical care in public schools.

Nil Fyodorovich Filatov (1847-1902) 680

Nil Filatov

Nil Filatov (1847–1902), founder of Russian paediatrics, described key signs in measles, rubella, and mononucleosis; led Moscow’s first children’s hospital.

Frederick Parkes Weber (1863-1972) 680

Frederick Weber

Frederick Parkes Weber (1863–1962) English physician and dermatologist; author of over 1,200 medical articles; described Rendu-Osler-Weber disease and Sturge-Weber-Kalischer syndrome; renowned numismatist and scholar of medical philosophy.

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Weber-Cockayne syndrome

Weber-Cockayne syndrome: a mild, localised form of epidermolysis bullosa simplex, causing recurrent blistering of the palms and soles due to KRT5 or KRT14 mutations.

LITFL Fellowship Finishing School FFS 680

Erythroderma

These patients will be at high risk from a range of potentially life threatening complications that relate to the high degree of skin inflammation. The condition constitutes a true dermatological emergency and requires prompt resuscitation and referral to a dermatologist.…