In children, exanthems are most often related to infection and, of these, viral infections are the most common. Some exanthems have very specific morphologies that help identify and characterize ...

Viral rashes in adults and kids are common. Medically, this is called a viral exanthem or a viral exanthem rash. “Exanthem'' ...

To fight the infection, the immune system produces antibodies to neutralize the dengue viral particles, and the complement system is activated to help the antibodies and white blood cells remove ...

Rashes like these are sometimes called viral exanthems, Dr. Jeffery Gehlhausen, Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology at ...

The dengue virus has a roughly spherical structure. It is composed of the viral genome and capsid proteins surrounded by an envelope and a shell of proteins. After infecting a host cell ...

The dengue virus has a roughly spherical shape. Inside the virus is the nucleocapsid, which is made of the viral genome and C proteins. The nucleocapsid is surrounded by a membrane called the ...

cases in children may be caused by viral infections. Parovovirus B19 has been linked recently to several petechial and purpuric exanthems, which may be localized to particular areas of the body.