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Caused by HHV 6

Marked erythema of the cheeks or slapped cheek apperance often with relative circum-oral pallor

Infection during pregnancy can result in hydrops fetalis due to fetal anemia

Ahritis is a complication

High-Yield Explanation

Parvovirus B19 infection usually present as respiratory infection with an erythematous maculopapular rash and ahralgia.In its full blown form that is erytha infectiosum it stas with prominent erythema of cheeks spreading to the limbs and trunk followed by lymohadenopathy and ahralgia. REF:ANANTHANARAYAN AND PANIKER'S TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 9TH EDITION PAGE NO:554

False regarding erythema infantosum is -

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