Exanthema

Introduction: Exanthema

Description of Exanthema

Exanthema: Avoid the mispronunciation exan'thema. A skin eruption occurring as a symptom of an acute viral or coccal disease, as in scarlet fever or measles. SYN: exanthem. [G. efflorescence, an eruption, fr. anthos, flower]
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Exanthema: eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Exanthema: 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.
Source: Diseases Database

Exanthema: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Exanthema:

Terms Similar to Exanthema:

• Nonspecific skin eruption
• Skin lesions (miscellaneous)
• Skin rash
• Spots
• Rash
• Cutaneous eruption
• Dermatosis

Source: Diseases Database

• exanthem
• skin eruption

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Rash
• Skin Rash

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Wissler's Syndrome

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Exanthema:

• Exanthema Subitum

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Exanthema

• Skin Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

• eruption

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Exanthema

The following list attempts to classify Exanthema into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• eruption
• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Skin Diseases
    • Exanthema

External links related to: Exanthema

• DermAtlas: Dermatology Image Atlas with 8144 Dermatology Images

Source: Diseases Database

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