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= Numbered Childhood Exanthems = |
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# First disease: [[measles]] |
# First disease: [[measles]] |
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# Sixth disease: [[roseola]] infantum, caused by human herpesvirus 6 or 7 |
# Sixth disease: [[roseola]] infantum, caused by human herpesvirus 6 or 7 |
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= Further Reading = |
== Further Reading == |
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* [https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h3525 First to seventh diseases: discarded diagnoses?] ''BMJ''. 2015;351:h3525. |
* [https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h3525 First to seventh diseases: discarded diagnoses?] ''BMJ''. 2015;351:h3525. |
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Revision as of 10:13, 16 August 2019
Numbered Childhood Exanthems
- First disease: measles
- Second disease: scarlet fever, caused by group A Streptococcus
- Third disease: rubella or German measles
- Fourth disease: "Duke's disease"; may or may not exist; ?Staph scalded skin syndrome
- Fifth disease: erythema infectiosum, caused by parvovirus B19
- Sixth disease: roseola infantum, caused by human herpesvirus 6 or 7
Further Reading
- First to seventh diseases: discarded diagnoses? BMJ. 2015;351:h3525.
