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Exanthema
Medical Definition: | Diseases in which skin eruptions or rashes are a prominent manifestation. Classically, six such diseases were described with similar rashes; they were numbered in the order in which they were reported. Only the fourth (Duke's disease), fifth (ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM), and sixth (EXANTHEMA SUBITUM) numeric designations survive as occasional synonyms in current terminology. |
Guide Notes: | a skin eruption usually chem- or viral-induced; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM is also available |
Exanthema Medical Definitions and Terms
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