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Infections > Virus Diseases > Skin Diseases, Viral > Exanthema Subitum
Infections > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Viral > Exanthema Subitum
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Viral > Exanthema Subitum
... > Infections > Virus Diseases > DNA Virus Infections > Herpesviridae Infections > Roseolovirus Infections > Exanthema Subitum
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Exanthema > Exanthema Subitum

Preferred term

Exanthema Subitum  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Disease, Sixth
  • Roseola Infantum
  • Sixth Disease

Note

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

Scope note

  • 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)

In other languages

  • vauvarokko

    Finnish

  • exanthema subitum
  • exanthema subitum (sjätte sjukan)
  • herpesvirus 6:n aiheuttama vauvarokko
  • kolmen päivän kuume
  • kolmipäiväkuume
  • roseola infantum
  • tre dagars feber
  • täpläeksanteema
  • täpläihottuma
  • Tredagarsfeber

    Swedish

  • Exanthema subitum

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005077

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