Alphavirus infection
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Alphavirus infection may be caused by a Sindbis virus
infection, and result in a cutaneous eruption of multiple, erythematous, 4- to 4-mm papule
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Sindbis virus
Sindbis Virus is a member of the Togaviridae family, in the alphavirus subfamily. The virus was first isolated in 1952 in Cairo, Egypt. The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes SINV causes sindbis fever in humans and the symptoms include arthralgia, rash and malaise...
infection, and result in a cutaneous eruption of multiple, erythematous, 4- to 4-mm papule
Papule
A papule is a circumscribed, solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid, varying in size from a pinhead to 1 cm.With regard to the quote "...varying in size from a pinhead to 1cm," depending on which text is referenced, some authors state the cutoff between a papule and a plaque as 0.5cm,...
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