An exanthem is any eruptive skin rash that may be associated with fever or other systemic symptoms. Causes include infectious pathogens, medication reactions and, occasionally, a combination of both.
As of early December, there have been nearly 60,000 confirmed and suspected cases in 20 countries and 60 deaths in 2024. Children have been particularly hard hit.
It's still early science -- studies in mice and in human cells -- but researchers are on the trail of an effective new treatment for inflammatory skin conditions such as rosacea. Skin cells called ...