Viral exanthems in childhood--infectious (direct) exanthems. Part 1: Classic exanthems.
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges
; 7(4): 309-16, 2009 Apr.
Article
in En, De
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18803578
ABSTRACT
Exanthems during childhood occur quite often and are mostly harmless in nature. Among different trigger factors, viruses are of prime importance. Viral exanthems may manifest as a macular, maculopapular, papular, urticarial or vesicular rash. Exanthems with other causes (bacterial toxins, drugs, autoimmune diseases) as well as those with unclear etiology such as unilateral lat-erothoracic exanthem or Kawasaki disease must be differentiated from viral exanthems. This review focuses on the classic viral exanthems.
Full text:
1
Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Skin Diseases, Viral
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Exanthema
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
De
/
En
Journal:
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges
Journal subject:
DERMATOLOGIA
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany