exanthema subitum

exanthema subitum definition - medical

exanthema su·bi·tum (so͞oˈbĭ-təm)

noun
A viral disease affecting infants and young children, characterized by a fever that lasts several days and a spotty rash that appears shortly after the fever has subsided. Also called roseola infantum, sixth disease.

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