Exanthema
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Dermatomyositis-like muscle pathology in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease.

29 Sep 2009 Myositis is a rare complication of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Almost all such patients have been reported to have polymyositis (PM). We describe clinical, pathologic, and ... Read more...

[Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm - a rare differential diagnosis of neoplastic skin infiltrations associated with systemic symptoms]

14 Sep 2009 HISTORY AND CLINICAL FINDINGS: A 70-year-old female patient developed a non-pruritic, indolent rash associated with infections and peripheral blood abnormalities. A skin biopsy was suggestive of malignant lymphoma of the skin. INVESTIGATIONS: The ... Read more...

Echinacea/sage or chlorhexidine/lidocaine for treating acute sore throats: a randomized double-blind trial.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The aim of this trial was to assess the relative efficacy of a sage/echinacea spray and a chlorhexidine/lidocaine spray in the treatment of acute sore throats. METHODS: This was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Exanthema'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 34-2009. A 20-year-old man with sore throat, fever, and rash. 27 Oct 2009
• Dermatomyositis-like muscle pathology in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. 29 Sep 2009
• A 56-year-old woman with rash, paralytic ileus, and massive gastrointestinal bleeding. 29 Sep 2009
• Monomorphic rash on the neck. Eczema herpeticum . 29 Sep 2009
• Iloprost-induced rash. 29 Sep 2009
• [Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm - a rare differential diagnosis of neoplastic skin infiltrations associated with systemic symptoms] 14 Sep 2009
• Echinacea/sage or chlorhexidine/lidocaine for treating acute sore throats: a randomized double-blind trial. 30 Aug 2009
• Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis caused by rifabutin. 30 Aug 2009
• 60-year-old man with rash. 30 Aug 2009
• Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 27-2009. A 56-year-old woman with fever, rash, and lymphadenopathy. 25 Aug 2009
• Screening for epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in lung cancer. 17 Aug 2009
• Scalp rash in a newborn. 13 Aug 2009
• [M. szulgai developed respiratory failure, after presenting with lower leg swelling, skin rash, and multiple lymphadenopathies] 8 Aug 2009
• Atypical presentation of Henoch-Schönlein purpura. 30 Jul 2009
• Advancing the use of 'Welam's sign' as a prognostic marker in patients with cancer. 30 Jul 2009
• Question: can you identify this condition? 30 Jul 2009
• Pruritic rash on the legs of a sports enthusiast. 30 Jul 2009
• Etanercept in the treatment of a patient with acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis/toxic epidermal necrolysis: definition of a new model based on translational research. 30 Jul 2009
• Masitinib, a c-kit/PDGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, improves disease control in severe corticosteroid-dependent asthmatics. 30 Jul 2009
• The variable clinical picture of drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome/drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms in relation to the eliciting drug. 30 Jul 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