Tag roseola infantum
Numbered diseases of childhood SIXTH DISEASE 680

Sixth disease

Common viral illness in infants caused by HHV-6. Roseola presents with high fever followed by sudden rash; also known as sixth disease or exanthem subitum.

John Zahorsky Jr (1871-1963) 680

John Zahorsky

John Zahorsky Jr (1871-1963) was an Austro-Hungarian born American pediatrician. Early description of roeola infantum (sixth disease) and herpangina