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Roseola infantum

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Roseola is a benign condition is most probably due to infection with human herpes virus type 6. It is most common in infants between 6 and 18 months; the clinical condition does not occur in adults.

There are three species of the human herpesvirus in the Roseolovirus genus: HHV-6A (associated with thyroiditis), HHV-6B (roseola), and HHV-7 (roseola). These are part of the Herpesvirinae family and Betaherpesvirinae subfamily (2)

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Reference

  1. Kimberlin DW, Barnett ED, Lynfield R, et al. Human herpesvirus 6 (including roseola) and 7. In: Red Book: 2021–2024 report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 32nd ed. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2021.
  2. Krug LT, Pellett PE. Roseolovirus molecular biology: recent advances. Curr Opin Virol. 2014;9:170-7.

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