Roseola Infantum (Exanthem Subitum)

Abstract

THE problem of fever in infancy is one of the most common and difficult ones confronting the general practitioner and pediatrician. In 1910 Zahorsky1 described a febrile exanthem occurring in infants and young children, which he termed roseola infantum. This disease was characterized by a relatively asymptomatic febrile course of three to five days, followed by the appearance of a morbilliform eruption. Several years later Veeder2 helped confirm this syndrome as a specific pathologic entity and suggested the name exanthem subitum. Since that time the disease has attracted wide interest in pediatric circles. However, since patients afflicted with this condition . . .