a 3 years old refugee child prsented with about 10 skin lesi | Figure 1

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Internal Medicine Resident

Case Description

A 3 years old refugee child presented with about 10 skin lesions which distributed around face neck and trunk started 24 hours before the picture taken, associated with fever. Your thoughts?

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