Skin Disorders

A 4 year old presents with crusted lesions on the face that have developed over the past 2 days. They started as small vesicles on a small

erythematous macular area and then started to spread. Considering the potential infectious agents, discuss possible differential diagnoses and their

pathophysiology.

Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Discusses three differential diagnoses in young children that may present as crusted lesions

Describes the pathophysiology associated with each of these three differential diagnoses