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Historically, five "classical" childhood exanthems have been recognized: they are rubeola (measles), varicella (chicken pox), rubella, scarlet fever and "fifth disease". Roseola (aka exanthem subitum or "sixth disease") was later added to these. Vaccinations now exist against measles, rubella and chickenpox; scarlet fever is a streptococcal disease easily treated with antibiotics and the remaining two viral syndromes are considered benign.^[1] Measles, also known as rubeola, is a disease caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. ... Chickenpox, also spelled chicken pox, is the common name for Varicella zoster, classically one of the childhood infectious diseases caught and survived by almost every child. ... Warning: Wikipedia does not give medical advice. ... Fifth disease is also referred to as erythema infectiosum (meaning infectious redness) and as slapped cheek syndrome, slap face or slapped face. ... species Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) Exanthem subitum (meaning sudden rash), also referred to as roseola infantum (or rose rash of infants), sixth disease and (confusingly) baby measles, or three day fever, is a benign disease of children, generally under two years old, whose manifestations... The group A streptococcus bacterium (Streptococcus pyogenes, or GAS) is a form of Streptococcus bacteria responsible for most cases of streptococcal illness. ...

A "new" exanthem was identified in 1992, unilateral laterothoracic exanthem (ULE), later also known as asymmetric periflexural exanthem of childhood.^[2]

References

1. ^ P. Murray et al., Medical Microbiology, 5th ed. (Elsevier Mosby), p. 700.
2. ^ Bodemer C, de Prost Y (1992). "Unilateral laterothoracic exanthem in children: a new disease?". J Am Acad Dermatol 27 (5 Pt 1): 693-6. PMID 1430389. 

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• Dermatology Quiz Includes photo, diagnosis, and treatment of unilateral laterothoracic exanthem (ULE).