Fever then rash?

RebeccaMichael

E has had a fever all weekend, 101-102.5, no other symptoms other than runny nose and teething, not real fussy. Well....send him to DC today with no fever (yay!) now he has a rash, and its spreading fairly quick and he's really fussy. Can you think of what it might be??? I'm going to put in a call to the pedi when they open, but neither my H or I can't just leave work, we both work in a hospital, but we have my mom. I just feel horrible, I want to be there for him, but I can't. Oh and we leave for Florida tomorrow evening.

Any suggestions, TIA!!

LoriJ11

Roseola virus... you get a fever for 3 days then break out in a rash. Once you get the rash with no fever you are not contagious.

kimberleigh30

LoriJ11:

Roseola virus... you get a fever for 3 days then break out in a rash. Once you get the rash with no fever you are not contagious.

This is whatI was gonna say.  Noah just had this a few weeks ago.

MelissaMc22

Ditto PP.

I will warn you, when S had it... the rash made him miserable! He was better 2-3 days after the rash started.

Good luck!

 

RebeccaMichael

Thank goodness, and I talked to a couple of drs. I work with and they said the exact same thing you ladies did! Thanks so much, my mind is at ease!

JandB07

Ask your pedi about possibly giving your LO Benadryl to ease the discomfort with the rash, that's what mine recommended when my DD#2 had it last fall and it did help.