Neuroradiologic findings of brain lesions related to exanthema subitum.
The neuroradiologic findings of the brain lesions in eight infants with exanthema subitum were normal in three, suspected vascular lesions in two, and symmetric thalamic lesions with or without diffuse brain edema in the other three. In addition, diffuse brain edema or focal cerebral lesions were observed in 13 previously reported Japanese infants. These findings suggest that the pathogeneses of the brain lesions related to exanthema subitum are variable.
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Department of Pediatrics, Urafune Hospital of Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Nezu
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D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005077:Exanthema Subitum / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed