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Roséola - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Exantema súbito; Sexta enfermedad

Síntomas:

El tiempo entre el momento de ser infectado y el comienzo de los síntomas (período de incubación) es de 5 a 15 días.

Los primeros síntomas abarcan:

  • Enrojecimiento de los ojos
  • Irritabilidad
  • Rinorrea
  • Dolor de garganta
  • Fiebre alta que aparece rápidamente y puede alcanzar los 105º Fahrenheit (40.5° C) y puede durar de 3 a 7 días.

Aproximadamente de dos a cuatro días después de resultar enfermo, la fiebre del niño disminuye y aparece una erupción, la cual por lo regular:

  • Comienza en el tronco y se extiende a las extremidades, al cuello y a la cara.
  • Es de color rosa o rosado.
  • Tiene llagas bastantes pequeñas que son ligeramente elevadas.

La erupción dura desde unas pocas horas hasta 2 a 3 días y por lo general no pica.

Pruebas y exámenes:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico y hará preguntas acerca de la historia clínica del niño. El niño puede tener ganglios linfáticos inflamados en el cuello o en la parte posterior del cuero cabelludo.

  • Reviewed last on: 8/2/2011
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Leach CT. Roseola (human herpesviruses 6 and 7). In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 253.

Caserta MT. Roseola. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 248.

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