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Autosensitization reaction

A generalized, itchy, papular 'id reaction' that occurs in response to a primary inflammatory focus (like a fungal infection) elsewhere on the body.

Drug eruption

A common presentation is a morbilliform or exanthematous eruption of widespread, symmetric, erythematous macules and papules.

Erythema multiforme

An acute hypersensitivity reaction causing characteristic 'target' or iris lesions, which are edematous papules with concentric rings.

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome

A self-limited rash, often post-viral, with monomorphic, flat-topped, pink-brown papules symmetrically on the face, buttocks, and extremities.

Kawasaki disease

A childhood vasculitis with prolonged high fever and a polymorphous papular, scarlatiniform, or erythema-multiforme-like rash.

Papular urticaria

A common hypersensitivity reaction to insect bites, presenting as recurrent crops of intensely itchy, firm papules, often with a central punctum.

Scabies

A parasitic infestation causing an intensely pruritic eruption of small, excoriated papules, often with visible burrows, especially in web spaces.

Urticaria

Hives present as transient, edematous, pruritic wheals (welts) that are papules or plaques which resolve within 24 hours.

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