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The classroom rash

A 6-year-old is brought in with crusted sores around the nose and mouth; two classmates have the same thing.

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A well, afebrile 6-year-old with a week of crusted peri-oral sores, spreading by scratch, with two affected classmates. One colour on this child's face is nearly diagnostic by itself.