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Roseola history and symptoms
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The hallmark of roseola is a non-pruritic macular or maculopapular rash. A positive history of a high fever of 40ºC (104ºF) that lasts for 3 to 5 days.[1]
History and symptoms
History and symptoms
The hallmark of roseola is a non-pruritic macular or maculopapular rash. A positive history of a high fever of 40ºC (104ºF) that lasts for 3 to 5 days.[2][3]
Common symptoms
Less common symptoms
- Irritability in infants and children
- Mild diarrhea
- Decreased appetite
- Swollen eyelids
- Injection of the tympanic membrane
- Cervical or occipital lymphadenopathy
- Red papules on the soft palate may be seen (Nagayama’s spots)
- Uvulo-palatoglossal junction ulcers
- Bulging fontanelles
References
References
- ↑ Agut H, Bonnafous P, Gautheret-Dejean A (2015). “Laboratory and clinical aspects of human herpesvirus 6 infections”. Clin Microbiol Rev. 28 (2): 313–35. doi:10.1128/CMR.00122-14. PMC 4402955. PMID 25762531.
- ↑ Pruksananonda P, Hall CB, Insel RA, McIntyre K, Pellett PE, Long CE; et al. (1992). “Primary human herpesvirus 6 infection in young children”. N Engl J Med. 326 (22): 1445–50. doi:10.1056/NEJM199205283262201. PMID 1315416.
- ↑ Asano Y, Yoshikawa T, Suga S, Kobayashi I, Nakashima T, Yazaki T; et al. (1994). “Clinical features of infants with primary human herpesvirus 6 infection (exanthem subitum, roseola infantum)”. Pediatrics. 93 (1): 104–8. PMID 8265302.
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