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  • My son developed a weird rash today - it's only on the upper parts of his arms, his buttocks and upper legs, and now cheeks of his face. Hydrocortizone cream made it fade for a while. Anyone experience this?

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    07.18.09, 06:41 PM [ Flag ]

    • Please don't flame or be alarmed: My dc had what I thought was a rash in the same areas. I took her temp and was at a 100 so I called her DR and it turned out she had scarlet feaver. I hope that's not the case with your ds and he gets better soon. GL!

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      07.18.09, 07:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • scarlet fever is usually a very high fever, hence "scarlet"

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        07.18.09, 07:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • Like I said my dc had a temp of a 100 and had the rash like symptom so I called DR and it turned out to be scarlet fever. I also said that I wasn't trying to alarm OP but just offering something to look at becuse our dc shared same rash sympotoms. However, thank you for putting OP at ease...and I am not writing this post with sarcasm.

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          07.18.09, 07:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • dont flame---its bedbugs.

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      07.18.09, 07:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • np No it's not!

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        07.18.09, 07:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • i know a kid that had exact same symptoms. went to dr and Er and was diagnosed as a viral rash. week later found out that it was bedbugs. rash was in same places on their dc's body. very itchy and no fever. just sayin'...

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          07.18.09, 08:08 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • ^^^ go on line and search bed bug bites. you can compare pictures to your dc. GL

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            07.18.09, 08:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • Bed bug bites show up in threes--not overall rash.

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            07.18.09, 08:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • not so. when there are alot it looks like a rash. sometimes even inflamed welts. when swelling goes down, you can start to see the individual bites but if there are many or you have a bad reaction it looks like a rash.

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              07.18.09, 08:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Not flaming here: but I don't think bed bugs cause rashes the way OP is describing.

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        07.18.09, 07:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • I have three kids, so I can tell you that there are more rashes that you will ever be able to diagnose. It could be anything. Usually it is best just to call ped. and ask what is going around. does your child have a temp? does it itch? only a real emergency if you press on it and the red doesn't fade. probably fine - probably a heat rash.

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      07.18.09, 07:38 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • how old is dc? if under 2, my son had roseola when he was younger. its a fever of 102 and no symptoms. at the end of it after a few days, fever breaks and a rash comes out. no way to treat and dc was fine. ped could not diagnose, it was actually my mom that diagnosed it.

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      07.18.09, 08:14 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Roseola is most common under 2, but I had it in grad school so at any age its possible. Doesn't hurt or itch, just a rash.

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        07.18.09, 08:23 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • interesting...didn't know you could have at an older age! maybe that's OP's answer but she never mentioned fever. I think it's BB's.

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          07.18.09, 08:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • MY ds had this. However you get a really high fever and then the chills when it starts to wear away. YOu get a rash too.

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          07.19.09, 07:11 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • My dd was just diagnosed with this today. Was mis-diagnosed as Fifth Disease earlier in the week. Go to Ped, but for both of above you just treat the fever, comfort child and it will just run it's course. We actually thought it might have been scarlet fever on Friday evening before seeing the doc this morning and getting the Roseloa diagnosis. These things can be difficult to diagnose on your own - heck, even the first ped got it wrong!

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        07.18.09, 10:07 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • maybe fifth disease. google it.

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      07.18.09, 08:36 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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