Diseases

Exanthema Subitum

An acute, short-lived, viral disease of infants and young children characterized by a high fever at onset that drops to normal after 3-4 days and the concomitant appearance of a macular or maculopapular rash that appears first on the trunk and then spreads to other areas. It is the sixth of the classical exanthematous diseases and is caused by HHV-6; (HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN). (From Dorland, 27th ed)

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An acute, short-lived, viral disease of infants and young children characterized by a high fever at onset that drops to normal after 3-4 days and the concomitant appearance of a macular or maculopapular rash that appears first on the trunk and then spreads to other areas. It is the sixth of the classical exanthematous diseases and is caused by HHV-6; (HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN). (From Dorland, 27th ed)

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3 entry terms
  • Roseola Infantum
  • Sixth Disease
  • Disease, Sixth

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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, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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acute short-lived viral dis of inf & young child caused by human herpesvirus 6

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  1. C01w.925w.256.466.850.290w
  2. C01w.925w.825.290w
  3. C17.800w.257w.335w
  4. C17.800w.838w.790.290w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Exanthema Subitum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005077. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005077
  2. Exanthema Subitum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseola
  3. Exanthema Subitum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720032