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The onus is on you, the user, to ensure that you have downloaded the most up-to-date version of a consumer health information handout. The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. Roseola infantum. Roseola infantum Roseola infantum is a common, mild, viral infection that can cause a temperature and rash in babies and young children.
Signs and symptoms If your child has roseola, they may have a sudden high temperature, which usually lasts between three to five days. How is roseola spread? Care at home Most of the time, roseola does not need any professional medical treatment. Paracetamol can be used if your child has a high temperature and seems uncomfortable or irritable. See our fact sheet Pain relief for children. Offer your child plenty of fluids water, breastmilk or formula to keep them well hydrated during a fever.
Antibiotics are not given because antibiotics do not treat viruses. When to see a doctor You should see your GP if your child: is lethargic very sleepy, hard to wake has fewer wet nappies than usual your child has a fever that does not get better after 48 hours has a convulsion a fit that lasts less than five minutes You should call an ambulance immediately if: your child has a convulsion that lasts more than five minutes your child does not wake up after a convulsion If your child is unwell with a fever and a skin rash small bright red spots or purple spots or unexplained bruises that does not turn to skin-colour blanch when you press on it, this may be a sign of meningococcal infection see our fact sheet Meningococcal infection.
Key points to remember Roseola is a very common, mild infection, usually affecting children between the ages of six months and two years.
Roseola may cause a sudden, high temperature followed by a raised, red rash that lasts for a few days. Give plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration, and paracetamol may be used to help make your child more comfortable. Classic feature: 3 to 5 days of high fever without a rash or other symptoms. The rash starts 12 to 24 hours after the fever goes away. The rash lasts 1 to 3 days.
By the time the rash appears, the child feels fine. Non-prescription OTC drugs rarely cause any rashes. Most rashes that occur while taking an OTC drug are viral rashes. Fever medicines acetaminophen and ibuprofen cause the most confusion. Reason: Most viral rashes start with a fever. Hence, the child is taking a fever med when the rash starts.
But, the fever med had nothing to do with the rash. Drug rashes can't be diagnosed over the phone. Occasionally a child with roseola experiences a seizure brought on by a rapid rise in body temperature. If this happens, your child might briefly lose consciousness and jerk his or her arms, legs or head for several seconds to minutes. He or she may also lose bladder or bowel control temporarily. If your child has a seizure, seek emergency care. Although frightening, fever-related seizures in otherwise healthy young children are generally short-lived and are rarely harmful.
Complications from roseola are rare. The vast majority of otherwise healthy children and adults with roseola recover quickly and completely. Roseola is of greater concern in people whose immune systems are compromised, such as those who have recently received a bone marrow or organ transplant. They may contract a new case of roseola — or a previous infection may come back while their immune system is weakened. Because they have less resistance to viruses in general, immune-compromised people tend to develop more-severe cases of infection and have a harder time fighting off illness.
People with weak immune systems who contract roseola may experience potentially serious complications from the infection, such as pneumonia or encephalitis — a potentially life-threatening inflammation of the brain.
Because there's no vaccine to prevent roseola, the best you can do to prevent the spread of roseola is to avoid exposing your child to an infected child.
If your child is sick with roseola, keep him or her home and away from other children until the fever has broken. Most people have antibodies to roseola by the time they're of school age, making them immune to a second infection.
Even so, if one household member contracts the virus, make sure that all family members wash their hands frequently to prevent spread of the virus to anyone who isn't immune. Adults who never contracted roseola as children can become infected later in life, though the disease tends to be mild in healthy adults. However, infected adults can pass the virus on to children. Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products.
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