The entity 'Exanthematous diseases' is a SINAN registry label denoting an aggregate surveillance concept for exanthematous disease reporting in Brazil [1]. The GlobalID controlled ontology specifies it as a source-reported aggregate of exanthematous diseases whose constituent conditions are not inferred or summed, establishing a non-additive classification scope only [2].
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Exanthematous diseases are recorded in Brazil's SINAN as a national notification and investigation entity representing an aggregate surveillance concept rather than a single clinical condition [1]. The GlobalID ontology defines this as a source-reported aggregate of exanthematous diseases with a non-additive classification scope [2]. Published literature describes exanthematous diseases broadly as frequently infectious, including viral causes and rash-with-fever presentations, though such descriptions are not part of the surveillance definition [3][4][5].
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- 1 Brazil Ministry of Health SINAN. SINAN registry entity: Exanthematous diseases [Internet]. cited 26 Oct 2026. Available from: https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/composicao/svsa/sistemas-de-informacao/sinan
- 2 GlobalID Disease Ontology. GlobalID ontology concept D201: Exanthematous diseases [Internet]. cited 27 Oct 2026. Available from: https://github.com/xmusphlkg/globalID2/blob/development/configs/disease_ontology.json
- 3 Reddy V et al. Management guidelines for pregnant health care workers exposed to infectious dermatoses. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2020 Jun. PMID: 32313827. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.04.004. PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32313827/
- 4 Kang JH et al. Febrile Illness with Skin Rashes. Infect Chemother. 2015 Sep. PMID: 26483989. doi: 10.3947/ic.2015.47.3.155. PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26483989/
- 5 Fölster-Holst R et al. [Viral exanthem]. Hautarzt. 2004 Sep. PMID: 15316636. doi: 10.1007/s00105-004-0788-2. PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15316636/
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