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Pathology All India exam 13c7a2df

Etiological agent of Roseola infantum includes

A
CMV
B
EBV
C
Parvovirus
D
Human Herpes virus 6
High-Yield Explanation
Roseola infantumA history of 3 days of high-grade fever in an otherwise nontoxic 10-month-old child with a blanchable maculopapular rash on trunk -Roseola.Mean duration- 6days - so sixth disease/Exanthem subitum.Nagayama spots-ulcers at uvulopalatoglossal junction.DD - Measles, Rubella, Drug allergy.M/C complication-convulsions / recurrent seizures/temporal lobe epilepsy.Rx suppoiveSevere cases-Ganciclovir/ Foscarnet.(Refer: Nelson's Textbook of Paediatrics, 19thedition, pg no:1117)

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