The predictive value of uvulo-palatoglossal junctional ulcers as an early clinical sign of exanthem subitum due to human herpesvirus 6

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-90

  Chua, K B ^a   Lam, S K ^a   Abubakar, S ^a   Lim, S T ^b   Paranjothy, M ^b   Koh, M T ^a   Lee, W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Assunta Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Exanthern subitum; Human herpesvirus 6; Uvulo palatoglossal junctional ulcer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; INFANT; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; ORAL ULCER; PALATE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TONGUE DISEASES; UVULA;

EID: 0033838011     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6532(00)00077-9     Document Type: Article

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