Boston exanthem

An exanthematous roseoliform salmon-colored maculopapular face and chest rash caused by echovirus 16, preceded by a high, 1–2 day fever which subsides with rash onset; both last a week, and are more common in children in the late summer; epidemic or sporadic

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Boston exanthem

Infectious disease An exanthematous roseoliform salmon-colored maculopapular face and chest rash caused by echovirus 16, preceded by a high, 1-2 day fever which subsides with rash onset; both last a wk, are more common in children in the late summer; epidemic or sporadic

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Boston,

Leonard N., U.S. physician, 1871-1931.

Boston exanthem

Boston sign - jerky downward movement of the upper eyelid on downward rotation of the eye, characteristic of Graves disease.

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