Enanthem
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| Enanthem | |
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| ICD-10 | B09 |
Enanthem or enanthema are medical terms for a rash (small spots) on the mucous membranes.[1] These are characteristic of patients with smallpox, measles, and chicken pox.
It can also indicate hypersensitivity.[2]
Enanthema can present with viral exanthema.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "enanthema" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ Lanzafame M, Trevenzoli M, Lattuada E, Faggian F, Vento S, Concia E (March 2003). "Enanthema as the first clinical manifestation of abacavir hypersensitivity reaction: a case report". Infez Med 11 (1): 40–1. PMID 12719670.
- ^ Drago F, Rampini E, Rebora A (August 2002). "Atypical exanthems: morphology and laboratory investigations may lead to an aetiological diagnosis in about 70% of cases". Br. J. Dermatol. 147 (2): 255–60. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04826.x. PMID 12174095. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/resolve/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0007-0963&date=2002&volume=147&issue=2&spage=255.
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