An exanthem is any eruptive skin rash that may be associated with fever or other systemic symptoms. Causes include infectious pathogens, medication reactions and, occasionally, a combination of both.

Viral exanthem rashes are a symptom of a viral infection. Exanthem is a medical term for a widespread rash across your body. Exanthem rashes are typically caused by viral infections, bacterial ...

During the ten-year period 1937–1947, 181 cases were seen at the Children's and Infants' hospitals, Boston. This group is hardly representative of the type of disease ordinarily encountered in ...

This is a 5 year old male who is referred to your clinic by the school nurse for suspicion of child abuse. The report states that the child's face appears to have been "slapped" repeatedly. From the ...

A two-year-old Asian boy had a pruritic rash following resolution of a viral upper respiratory tract infection during the winter. The eruption first developed in his left axilla and then coalesced and ...

A 36-year-old patient presented with fever, headache, cough, sore throat, and a new widespread pruritic rash that began 48 hours earlier. The patient had no significant medical or surgical history and ...

Viral exanthems encompass a spectrum of cutaneous eruptions triggered by systemic viral infections, often accompanied by fever, lymphadenopathy and malaise. Associated dermatoses such as pityriasis ...

A PREVIOUS report 1 described an unusual epidemic exanthem that occurred during the late summer of 1951 in Boston. Evidence then available indicated that the illness represented a clinical entity ...

Varicella is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), an enveloped dsDNA virus responsible for varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles). VZV is one of eight herpesviruses known to infect ...