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Viral exanthems in the tropics.

Carneiro SC, Cestari T, Allen SH, Ramos e-Silva M

Sector of Dermatology, School of Medicine and HUCFF-UFRJ, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. sueli@hucff.ufrj.br

Viral exanthems are a common problem in tropical regions, particularly affecting children. Most exanthems are transient and harmless, but some are potentially very dangerous. Pregnant women and malnourished or immunocompromised infants carry the greatest risk of adverse outcome. In this article, parvovirus B19; dengue and yellow fever; West Nile, Barmah Forest, Marburg, and Ebola viruses, and human herpesviruses; asymmetric periflexural exanthema of childhood; measles; rubella; enteroviruses; Lassa fever; and South American hemorrhagic fevers will be discussed.

Published 12 March 2007 in Clin Dermatol, 25(2): 212-20.
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