If your young child develops a rash, a likely cause is a common childhood illness.
Sometimes, the rash and its cause need to be treated, while other times, bed rest may be enough. — Photos: dpaBut not all skin rashes are treated the same way.
"Scarlet fever is often accompanied by a sore throat and fever," says paediatrician Dr Hermann Josef Kahl.Infected children are prescribed an antibiotic.A highly contagious viral infection, chickenpox is characterised by a very itchy rash. Typical of fifth disease is a spotty rash that initially spreads butterfly-like across both cheeks, and sometimes, the nose as well.
In the first stage, children have flu-like symptoms such as fever, runny nose, cough and sore throat.The fever increases and the oral mucosa reddens.The fever rises again and the flu-like symptoms intensify."It begins behind the ears and then spreads from the face to the entire body," Dr Kahl says.
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