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exanthema subitum

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exanthema su·bi·tum (sb-tm)
n.
A viral disease affecting infants and young children, characterized by a fever that lasts several days and a spotty rash that appears shortly after the fever has subsided. Also called roseola infantum, sixth disease.
exanthema subitum Roseola infantum, sixth disease Pediatrics A mild, self-limited disease caused by HHV-6, which affects children age 6 months to 2 yrs Clinical High fever for 3–5 days, discrete, rose pink macules and maculopapules that may be tender to touch and blanch on pressure, with periorbital edema–Berliner sign and palatal edema. See HHV-6.


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Exanthema subitum and human herpesvirus 6 infection: clinical observations in fifty-seven cases.
Human herpesviruses 6 and 7 and central nervous system infection in ... by Weinberg, Adriana / Emerging Infectious Diseases
6%) (1 meningitis, 1 cystitis, 1 gastroenteritis, 1 lymphadenitis, 3 measles, and 8 common viral diseases such as exanthema subitum or erythema infectiosum) of the 175 children.
Immunologic Effects of Background Exposure to Polychlorinated ... by Hooijkaas, Herbert / Environmental Health Perspectives
Exanthema subitum has been considered a manifestation of primary infection with HHV-6 (2).
Human herpesvirus 6-associated hemophagocytic syndrome in a healthy ... by Yamanishi, Koichi / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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