noun
- a skin eruption or rash, especially one that occurs as a symptom of an infectious disease
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient developed an exanthema on the third day of the fever.
- Measles typically presents with a characteristic exanthema.
- The doctor examined the exanthema to determine the underlying cause.
- Viral infections often produce an exanthema as part of their symptom complex.
- The exanthema appeared first on the trunk and then spread to the extremities.
- Laboratory tests were ordered to identify the pathogen causing the exanthema.