Trunk Red Non scaly

Red nonscaly rashes  on the trunk include those on the chest,back and abdomen.

Red nonscaly rashes on the trunk are usually one of the reactive erythemas eg Urticaria,drug reaction,viral exanthem.Conditions such as the annular erythemas,erythema multiforme and toxic erythema are not uncommon..Atopic dermatitis,erythrodermic psoriasis,pityriasis rubra pilaris can all present as a generalised erythema.Toxic erythema with skin tenderness should make you think of Staph scalded skin syndrome,toxic epidermal necrolysis,toxic shock syndrome and dengue fever.The lymphomas,lymphocytic leukaemia and the Sezary variant of T cell lymphoma of the skin again may present with a generalised erythema.

SIGN DIP MEN    Overview of Red Nonscaly Diseases

 

S-Squamous   

 

I-Infective    Measles,Scarlet fever,Rubella,Infectious mononucleosis,Toxic shock syndrome,Staph scalded skin syndrome,Syphilis,HIV exanthem,Typhoid fever,Typhus

 

G-Granulomatous   Sarcoidosis

 

N-Neoplastic   Sezary syndrome,Flushing disorders such as Carcinoid syndrome or Phaeochromocytoma,Urticaria pigmentosum,Leukaemia and Lymphoma

 

D-Drugs    Any drug reaction,Mercury exanthem

 

I-Immunological    Erythema multiforme,Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Systemic lupus erythematosus,Inflammatory dermatosis of Aids,Urticarial vasculitis,Urticarial bullous pemphigoid

 

P-Physical     Sunburn,Cholinergic urticaria,Cold urticaria

 

M-Metabolic

 

E-Endocrine

 

N-Nutritional

 

Children   Measles,Rubella,Viral exanthem,Kawasaki syndrome,Scarlet fever(sandpaper like)

Infant   Erythema toxicum neonatorum