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==Overview==
==Overview==
The symptoms of roseola usually starts in the first 2 years of life of an infant. If roseola is left untreated, it will resolve by itself. In rare cases, [[Febrile seizure|febrile seizures]], [[encephalitis]], [[aseptic meningitis]], [[thrombocytopenic purpura]], bone marrow failure and [[pneumonitis]]. The overall prognosis of roseola is very good.


==Natural history, complications and prognosis==
===Natural history===
*The symptoms of roseola usually start in the first 2 years of life of an infant. It starts as a high fever 40ºC (104ºF) which lasts for 3 to 5 days, as the fever abates, the child develops a non pruritic blanching papular or [[maculopapular rash]] that starts on the neck and progresses downward.<ref name="pmid13958107">{{cite journal| author=JURETIC M| title=Exanthema subitum a review of 243 cases. | journal=Helv Paediatr Acta | year= 1963 | volume= 18 | issue=  | pages= 80-95 | pmid=13958107 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=13958107  }} </ref>
*Roseola is a self limiting disease; if left untreated, it resolves without any sequelae.


==Natural history, complications and prognosis==
=== Complications ===
Roseola is usually [[benign]] and self limited. However patients with [[HIV]] or [[immunosuppressed]] patients may experience reactivation of the [[virus]] and signs and symptoms such as:<ref name="pmid13958107">{{cite journal| author=JURETIC M| title=Exanthema subitum a review of 243 cases. | journal=Helv Paediatr Acta | year= 1963 | volume= 18 | issue=  | pages= 80-95 | pmid=13958107 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=13958107  }} </ref>
* [[Seizures]] ( generally related to fever)
* [[Aseptic meningitis]]
* [[Encephalitis]]
* [[Thrombocytopenic purpura]]
* [[Bone marrow failure]]
* [[Pneumonitis]]


=== Prognosis ===
The prognosis of roseola is good even without treatment. It is a self limiting disease, most children recover without any sequelae.<ref name="pmid18808380">{{cite journal| author=Fölster-Holst R, Kreth HW| title=Viral exanthems in childhood--infectious (direct) exanthems. Part 2: Other viral exanthems. | journal=J Dtsch Dermatol Ges | year= 2009 | volume= 7 | issue= 5 | pages= 414-9 | pmid=18808380 | doi=10.1111/j.1610-0387.2008.06869.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18808380  }} </ref><ref name="ThomasJohn2007">{{cite journal|last1=Thomas|first1=Emy Aby|last2=John|first2=Mary|last3=Bhatia|first3=Anuradha|title=Cutaneous manifestations of dengue viral infection in Punjab (north India)|journal=International Journal of Dermatology|volume=46|issue=7|year=2007|pages=715–719|issn=0011-9059|doi=10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03298.x}}</ref>


===Prognosis===


==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omodamola Aje B.Sc, M.D. [2]

Overview

The symptoms of roseola usually starts in the first 2 years of life of an infant. If roseola is left untreated, it will resolve by itself. In rare cases, febrile seizures, encephalitis, aseptic meningitis, thrombocytopenic purpura, bone marrow failure and pneumonitis. The overall prognosis of roseola is very good.

Natural history, complications and prognosis

Natural history

  • The symptoms of roseola usually start in the first 2 years of life of an infant. It starts as a high fever 40ºC (104ºF) which lasts for 3 to 5 days, as the fever abates, the child develops a non pruritic blanching papular or maculopapular rash that starts on the neck and progresses downward.[1]
  • Roseola is a self limiting disease; if left untreated, it resolves without any sequelae.

Complications

Roseola is usually benign and self limited. However patients with HIV or immunosuppressed patients may experience reactivation of the virus and signs and symptoms such as:[1]

Prognosis

The prognosis of roseola is good even without treatment. It is a self limiting disease, most children recover without any sequelae.[2][3]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 JURETIC M (1963). "Exanthema subitum a review of 243 cases". Helv Paediatr Acta. 18: 80–95. PMID 13958107.
  2. Fölster-Holst R, Kreth HW (2009). "Viral exanthems in childhood--infectious (direct) exanthems. Part 2: Other viral exanthems". J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 7 (5): 414–9. doi:10.1111/j.1610-0387.2008.06869.x. PMID 18808380.
  3. Thomas, Emy Aby; John, Mary; Bhatia, Anuradha (2007). "Cutaneous manifestations of dengue viral infection in Punjab (north India)". International Journal of Dermatology. 46 (7): 715–719. doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03298.x. ISSN 0011-9059.