Clinical Laboratory and Epidemiological Features of Sudden Exanthema in Children Saint-Petersburg
Клинико-лабораторные и эпидемиологические особенности внезапной экзантемы у детей в Санкт-Петербурге
2016-01-01
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Human herpesvirus 6Molecular genetic studiesPediatric epidemiologySt. PetersburgSudden exanthema
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The paper studies the clinical and epidemiological features of one of the acute clinical forms of infection caused by the human herpes virus type 6 — «sudden exanthema » — in children of St. Petersburg. The study involved 149 children hospitalized aged 6 months to 15 years in the period from 2012 to 2014. Sudden rash confirmed by molecular genetic studies in 38 children. The disease is mainly observed in patients of the first two years of life. Rash and toxic syndromes dominated in clinical picture.
Key Findings
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Among 149 hospitalized children aged 6 months to 15 years, molecular genetic testing confirmed sudden exanthema in 38 cases.
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Rash and toxic syndromes were the dominant clinical manifestations.
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The disease occurred predominantly in children during their first two years of life.
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The study characterized clinical and epidemiological features of human herpesvirus 6–associated sudden exanthema in children in Saint Petersburg.
Research Object
Sudden exanthema caused by human herpesvirus type 6 in children in Saint Petersburg
Research Subject
Clinical and epidemiological features, including age distribution and predominance of rash and toxic syndromes
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