What is "enanthem"

n. (context pathology English) A lesion of the mucous membrane (especially of the mouth)

n. eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease [syn: enanthema]

Enanthem or enanthema is a rash (small spots) on the mucous membranes. It is characteristic of patients with smallpox, measles, chicken pox and Roseola Infantum

It can also indicate hypersensitivity.

Enanthema can present with viral exanthema.