NLM Logo

Exanthema MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Exanthema
Tree Number(s)
C17.800.257
Unique ID
D005076
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005076
Annotation
a skin eruption usually chem- or viral-induced; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM is also available
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Exanthem
Rash
Skin Rash
NLM Classification #
WR 140
See Also
Wissler's Syndrome
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1997/06/20
Exanthema Preferred
page delivered in 0.198s