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exanthema subitum ThesaurusNoun | 1. | exanthema subitum - a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few dayspseudorubella, roseola infantilis, roseola infantumdisease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning | EncyclopediaSeeexanthem subitumexanthema subitum
ex·an·the·ma su·bi·tuma disease of infants and young children caused by human herpesvirus-6, marked by sudden onset with fever lasting several days (sometimes with convulsions) and followed by a fine macular (sometimes maculopapular) rash that appears within a few hours to a day after the fever has subsided. Synonym(s): Dukes disease, pseudorubella, roseola infantilis, roseola infantum, sixth diseaseexanthema 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. ex·an·the·ma su·bi·tum (eg-zan'thĕ-mă sū'bi-tŭm) A disease due to human herpesvirus-6 in infants and young children, marked by sudden onset with fever lasting several days (sometimes with convulsions) and followed by a fine macular (sometimes maculopapular) rash that appears within a few hours to a day after the fever has subsided. Synonym(s): Dukes disease, roseola infantilis, roseola infantum, sixth disease. ex·an·the·ma su·bi·tum (eg'zan-thē'mă sū'bi-tŭm) Disease of infants and young children caused by human herpesvirus-6, marked by sudden onset with fever lasting several days and followed by a fine macular rash that appears within a few hours to a day after the fever has subsided. Patient discussion about exanthema subitumQ. roseola high feverA. roseola; any rose colored eruption of the skin--roseola is a viral infection of young children producing a fever which last three or four days after which temperatures drops to normal,a skin rash appears and the child becomes better---treated with meds that lower fever and stops the rash. More discussions about exanthema subitumexanthema subitum Related to exanthema subitum: fifth disease, erythema infectiosum, scarlet fever, roseolaSynonyms for exanthema subitumnoun a viral disease of infants and young childrenSynonyms- pseudorubella
- roseola infantilis
- roseola infantum
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