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ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM [1 record]

Record 1 2017-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • The Skin
Universal entry(ies)
B08.3
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A moderately contagious, often benign epidemic disease seen mainly in children [that is] caused by [the] B19 virus [and characterized by] a rash of abrupt onset that begins as redness of the cheeks, which appear to have been slapped[, followed by] a maculopapular rash on the trunk and limbs ...

OBS

B08.3: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • 5th disease

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Appareil cutané
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B08.3
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[...] exanthème bénin[, attribuable à l'infection par le parvovirus B19 et touchant surtout les enfants,] caractérisé par une éruption maculopapuleuse débutant au niveau des joues en «paires de claques» et s'étendant progressivement au tronc et aux extrémités.

OBS

B08.3 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Key term(s)
  • 5e maladie

Spanish

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