Roseola Infantum During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
; 44(1): e296-e298, 2022 01 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1603356
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Roseola infantum is always considered to be among the differential diagnosis of young patients with fever and leukopenia whom to be strictly isolated with the preliminary diagnosis of COVID-19 until otherwise proven during the pandemic.RESULTS:
Human herpes virus-6 (HHV-6) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) blood test was performed in 4 of 7 patients with a clinical diagnosis of roseola infantum and all found to be HHV-6 PCR positive. The most striking laboratory finding in all patients was leukopenia. HHV-6 PCR tests were found to be positive. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 testing were found to be negative in all patients.CONCLUSION:
During the peak of the pandemic, children continued to present with fever because of viral infections other than COVID-19.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Herpesvirus 6, Human
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Exanthema Subitum
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
Journal subject:
Hematology
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Neoplasms
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Pediatrics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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