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Erythema infectiousum is called fifth disease because at the time it was discovered it was the fifth most common cause of rash in children.
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What is fifths?
Fifth disease is a viral illness caused by parvovirus B19. Fifth disease is also known as "erythema infectiosum" and "slapped cheek disease." The clinical illness was described in the 1880s and was named fifth disease because of its "fifth" position in the numerical classification of childhood illnesses associated with rashes (exanthems).Fifth disease is caused by a virus.Symptoms include low fever, fatigue, a "slapped cheeks rash," joint aches, and a whole-body rash.Diagnosis is made based on clinical features.Rarely, fifth disease can have complications.Fifth disease in pregnant women can cause a miscarriage.
What is the icd-9 code antral erythema icd-9?
017.1 Erythema nodosum with hypersensitivity reaction in tuberculosis[0-6]Bazin's diseaseErythema:induratumnodosum, tuberculousTuberculosis indurativaExcludes:erythema nodosum NOS (695.2) view7.6976413726807 695.0 Toxic erythemaErythema venenatum view7.2985882759094 713.3 Arthropathy associated with dermatological disordersCode first underlying disease, as:erythema multiforme (695.10-695.19)erythema nodosum (695.2)Excludes:psoriatic arthropathy (696.0) view7.1016163825989 695.10 Erythema multiforme, unspecifiedErythema irisHerpes iris view7.1016163825989 695.2 Erythema nodosumExcludes:tuberculous erythema nodosum (017.1) view5.8707094192505 695.19 Other erythema multiforme view5.8707094192505 946.1 Erythema [first degree] view5.8707094192505 949.1 Erythema [first degree] view5.8068675994873 057.0 Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease] view5.8068675994873 695.11 Erythema multiforme minor
What is fifth disease?
Fifth disease is similar to chicken pox or other type viral infections. It is most commonly seen in children but some adults can be affected. A hallmark of the condition is a lacy type rash that starts on the trunk and spreads to the limbs. Typically the rash lasts only a couple of days or so but can reoccur. Especially in adults severe body aches are common.
What is 5ths Disease?
I had Fifth disease when I was, oddly enough, in the fifth grade. It's just a virus with symptoms that include a rash (I remember it was on my face) and I think a fever and it lasts a couple of weeks or so. I got over it with no problems, as I think most kids do.
Does fifth disease have swollen cheeks?
fifth disease doesn't have swollen cheeks
What evaluation is used to diagnose fetal fifth disease?
Ultrasound is used to diagnose fetal fifth disease.
What childhood disease resulting in puffy cheeks?
fifth disease
Can i eat hot cheetos with fifth disease rash?
Parvovirus B19 most commonly causes fifth disease, a rash illness.
What evaluations are used to diagnose CMV or fifth disease?
Blood tests are used to diagnose maternal antibodies against CMV or fifth disease.
Who discovered fifth disease?
The name Fifth disease originated in 1905, when a French physician assigned numbers to the common childhood diseases characterized by rashes. For example, measles was "first disease," scarlet fever was "second disease," rubella was "third disease," and so on. Eventually, the numerical names for these diseases were replaced, except in the case of fifth disease, which remains today.
WHAt Disease accounts for about one fifth of all deaths worldwide?
Infectious disease.
How many infants whose mothers have fifth disease are born with signs of the disease?
About one-third of infants whose mothers contract fifth disease during pregnancy show signs of infection at birth.
