Enanthem Knowpia

Enanthem
Enanthem
	Rubella (German measles) enanthema
Specialty	Infectious diseases, dermatology
Differential diagnosis	smallpox

Enanthem or enanthema is a rash (small spots) on the mucous membranes.^[1] It is characteristic of patients with viral infections^[2] causing hand foot and mouth disease, measles, and sometimes chicken pox, or COVID-19.^[3] In addition, bacterial infections such as Scarlet fever may also be a cause of enanthema. The aforementioned diseases usually present with exanthema and enanthema.

Enanthema can also indicate hypersensitivity.^[4]

References edit

^ "enanthema" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
^ Drago F, Rampini E, Rebora A (August 2002). "Atypical exanthems: morphology and laboratory investigations may lead to an aetiological diagnosis in about 70% of cases". Br. J. Dermatol. 147 (2): 255–60. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04826.x. PMID 12174095.
^ Chris Smith (18 July 2020) Doctors discovered a new coronavirus symptom that patients didn’t even know they had
^ Lanzafame M, Trevenzoli M, Lattuada E, Faggian F, Vento S, Concia E (March 2003). "Enanthema as the first clinical manifestation of abacavir hypersensitivity reaction: a case report". Infez Med. 11 (1): 40–1. PMID 12719670.