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Diseases in which skin eruptions or rashes are a prominent manifestation. Classically, six such diseases were described with similar rashes; they were numbered in the order in which they were reported. Only the fourth (Duke's disease), fifth (ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM), and sixth (EXANTHEMA SUBITUM) numeric designations survive as occasional synonyms in current terminology.
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4 entry terms
- Exanthem
- Rash
- Skin Rash
- Rash, Skin
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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a skin eruption usually chem- or viral-induced; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM is also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Exanthema. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005076. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005076
- Exanthema. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exanthem
- Exanthema. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14509067