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15 October 2005

Volume 41, Number 8
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005;41:1204–1207
This article is in the public domain, and no copyright is claimed.
1058-4838/2005/4108-0021
DOI: 10.1086/444506
BRIEF REPORT

Characteristics of the Rash Associated with West Nile Virus Fever

Dayna D. Ferguson,1,a

Ken Gershman,2

Adrienne LeBailly,3 and

Lyle R. Petersen4

1Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; 2Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, 3Larimer County Department of Health and Environment, and 4Division of Vector‐Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado

We characterized rash in 15 patients with West Nile virus (WNV) fever. Generalized, maculopapular rash typically occurred on days 5–12 of illness. Dysesthesia was reported by 27% of patients, and pruritus by 33% of patients. Because the rash was nonspecific and serologic test results were often negative for WNV at presentation, convalescent‐phase testing was frequently required to diagnose WNV fever.

Received 21 April 2005; accepted 19 June 2005; electronically published 12 September 2005.

Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Ken Gershman, Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 4300 Cherry Creek Dr. South, Denver CO 80246 ().

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  • The contents of this report are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • Presented in part: 2005 National Conference on West Nile Virus, San Jose, California, February 2005.

  • Assigned to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado.

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