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Fever with rash is one of the most common problems encountered by practicing pediatricians. As the clinical features are shared by many conditions diagnosis may not be easy and management may be delayed in many cases.  Few of these entities which are eminently manageable, progresses fast so that therapeutic window is crossed by the time of diagnosis is established. In these clinical scenarios diagnosis and decision should be made without delay with a rapid clinical examination and minimum investigations. Before we proceed with clinical approach let us see what are the common causes Once in a while we get purely dermatological conditions presenting with fever. Fever may be unrelated to the condition e.g. some super added complications like secondary infection. This article does not include these situations. Here we discuss situations when some manifestations on the skin during fever episodes help as a marker for the diagnosis of the systemic illness. Major group of conditio