"Exanthema Subitum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
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D005077
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.466.850.290 C02.825.290 C17.800.257.335 C17.800.838.790.290
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Human herpesvirus-6 and -7 infections in children: agents of roseola and other syndromes. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2000 Jun; 12(3):269-74.