Dermatológia pre prax 2-3/2013

Skin infections – part II: Infectious exanthematic diseases

Several infectious exanthematic diseases are common diagnostic challenge in practice of dermatologists and primary care physicians. Infectious exanthemas are caused by viruses and bacterial agents and frequently are missed detected as medical evaluation. Infectious eruptions may be the first manifestation of disorder and prompt diagnosis may dictate correct treatment. Recognition of infectious exanthema is very important in practice of physicians. Because of wide problematic of these exanthemas we present actually infectious exanthemas according endemic reason, situation of epidemiology, contagiousness and vaccinations.

Keywords: exanthema, viral disease, infectious exanthema, clinical manifestation, diagnostics, prevention.