Exanthema - Diagnosis
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Approach to the patient with drug allergy.

30 Jul 2009 Drug allergies are adverse drug reactions mediated by the specific immune system. Despite characteristic signs (eg, skin rash) that raise awareness for possible drug allergies, they are great imitators of disease and may hide behind unexpected ... Read more...

An update on pityriasis rosea and other similar childhood exanthems.

30 Jul 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Pityriasis rosea is a common skin condition seen in children and adults. Whereas pityriasis rosea is a benign condition, it is important to distinguish it from other childhood exanthems. RECENT FINDINGS: Pityriasis rosea can ... Read more...

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of juvenile and adult dermatomyositis.

28 Jul 2009 Dermatomyositis (DM) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with bimodal onset age distribution. The age of onset is between 5-18 yr in juvenile DM and 45-64 yr in adult DM. DM has a distinct clinical manifestation characterized by proximal muscle ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Exanthema - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis caused by rifabutin. 30 Aug 2009
• 60-year-old man with rash. 30 Aug 2009
• Question: can you identify this condition? 30 Jul 2009
• Approach to the patient with drug allergy. 30 Jul 2009
• An update on pityriasis rosea and other similar childhood exanthems. 30 Jul 2009
• Female infant with Fever and rash. 30 Jul 2009
• Clinical characteristics and outcomes of juvenile and adult dermatomyositis. 28 Jul 2009
• Blueberry muffin rash as the presenting sign of Aicardi-Goutières syndrome. 29 Jun 2009
• [Butterfly rash: no lupus] 29 Jun 2009
• [A 39-year-old patient with maculopapular rash, recurrent fever, and arthralgia] 29 Jun 2009
• Presentations of rash. 29 Jun 2009
• Progressive rash after recent antibiotic exposure. 26 Jun 2009
• Clinical features of neonatal toxic shock syndrome-like exanthematous disease emerging in Japan. 23 Jun 2009
• Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis: an enigmatic drug-induced reaction. 30 May 2009
• Unilateral laterothoracic exanthem and primary Epstein-Barr virus infection: case report. 30 May 2009
• A 74-year-old woman with a 1-month history of itching and skin rash. 29 Apr 2009
• Infectious exanthem. 29 Apr 2009
• Exanthema in Legionnaires' disease mimicking a severe cutaneous drug reaction. 25 Apr 2009
• Medical image. A fulminant rash: purpura fulminans. 22 Apr 2009
• Pralatrexate-induced tumor cell apoptosis in the epidermis of a patient with HTLV-1 adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia causing skin erosions. 21 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Exanthema'

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.

Descriptor UI: D005076

Alternative terms: Exanthema; Skin Rash; Rash, Skin; Rash; Exanthem;

Related Mesh Headings: Wissler's Syndrome;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C17.800.257;

Technical Notes: a skin eruption usually chem- or viral-induced; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM is also available