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Descriptor English:   Exanthema Subitum 
Descriptor Spanish:   Exantema Súbito 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Exantema Súbito 
Synonyms English:   Disease, Sixth
Roseola Infantum
Sixth Disease  
Tree Number:   C01.925.256.466.850.290
C01.925.825.290
C17.800.257.335
C17.800.838.790.290
Definition English:   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) 
Indexing Annotation English:   acute short-lived viral dis of inf & young child caused by human herpesvirus 6
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
TM transmission UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   5176 
Unique Identifier:   D005077 

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