title: Viral exanthems in childhood. Part 3: Parainfectious exanthems and those associated with virus-drug interactions.
abstract: Viruses cause not only direct infectious exanthems, but also parainfectious exanthems, which provoke skin alterations via interactions with the immune system. These distinct exanthems, for instance Gianotti-Crosti syndrome and pityriasis lichenoides group, do not reflect a specific pathogen but can occur in the course of many viral infections. In addition, some exanthems result from the interaction between viruses and drugs.
authors.affiliation: University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Kiel, Clinic for Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Germany. rfoelsterholst@dermatology.uni-kiel.de
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fölster-Holst
authors.forename: Hans Wolfgang
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Kreth
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005076:Exanthema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*