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morbilliform

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morbilliform /mor·bil·li·form/ (mor-bil´ĭ-form) measles-like; resembling the eruption of measles.
mor·bil·li·form (môr-bl-fôrm)
adj.
Resembling the dusky red eruption of measles.

morbilliform
[môrbil′ifôrm]
Etymology: L, morbilli, little disease, forma, form
describing a skin condition that resembles the erythematous maculopapular rash of measles, for example, a drug rash.

morbilliform [mor-bil´ĭ-form]
resembling measles.


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A delayed febrile reaction 1-2 weeks after commencement of therapy, accompanied by a morbilliform rash, is also observed in the HIV setting and is thought to be an immune complex (type 3 Gell and Coombs) reaction.
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