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Descriptor English: Erythema Infectiosum
Descriptor Spanish: Eritema Infeccioso
Descriptor eritema infeccioso
Entry term(s) quinta enfermedad
Scope note: Infección contagiosa producida por Parvovirus B19 humano que se suele presentar en niños en edad escolar y que se caracteriza por fiebre, cefaleas y exantema en cara, tronco y extremidades. A menudo se confunde con la rubéola.
Descriptor Portuguese: Eritema Infeccioso
Descriptor French: Érythème infectieux
Entry term(s): Fifth Disease
Infection, Parvovirus B19
Parvovirus B19 Infection
Parvovirus B19 Infections
Tree number(s): C01.925.256.700.300
C01.925.825.260
C17.800.229.335
C17.800.838.790.260
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016731
Scope note: Contagious infection with human B19 Parvovirus most commonly seen in school age children and characterized by fever, headache, and rashes of the face, trunk, and extremities. It is often confused with RUBELLA.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Parvovirus Infections (1986-1991)
Skin Diseases, Infectious (1972-1991)
Virus Diseases (1966-1982)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 30115
Unique ID: D016731
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/04/29
Revision Date: 2018/03/01
Erythema Infectiosum - Preferred
Concept UI M0025479
Scope note Contagious infection with human B19 Parvovirus most commonly seen in school age children and characterized by fever, headache, and rashes of the face, trunk, and extremities. It is often confused with RUBELLA.
Preferred term Erythema Infectiosum
Entry term(s) Fifth Disease
Infection, Parvovirus B19
Parvovirus B19 Infection
Parvovirus B19 Infections



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