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  2. Fifth disease - Wikipedia

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    Children infected typically go through 3 stages; first when the rash appears on the face. This is a defining symptom of the infection in children (hence the name "slapped cheek disease"). [13] In addition to red cheeks, the second stage consists of children developing a red, lacy rash on the rest of the body, with the upper arms, torso, and ...

  3. Parvovirus B19 - Wikipedia

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    The associated bright red rash of the cheeks gives it the nickname "slapped cheek syndrome". [6] Any age may be affected, although it is most common in children aged six to ten years. It is so named because it was the fifth most common cause of a pink-red infection associated rash to be described by physicians (many of the others, such as ...

  4. What Doctors Want You to Know About Parvovirus, A.K.A ... - AOL

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    It depends. “Most of the infections are without symptoms, but in young children, it causes a very characteristic illness with a rash,” Dr. Schaffner says. In adults, it can cause different ...

  5. Parvovirus B19 is spreading across the U.S. What to know ...

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    Seven to 10 days later, children may develop a sometimes-itchy rash on their cheeks that can also appear on the arms, back, chest, legs, and buttocks, and may come and go for several weeks.

  6. Angioedema - Wikipedia

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    Angioedema is an area of swelling of the lower layer of skin and tissue just under the skin or mucous membranes. [1] [3] The swelling may occur in the face, tongue, larynx, abdomen, or arms and legs. [1] Often it is associated with hives, which are swelling within the upper skin. [1] [3] Onset is typically over minutes to hours. [1]

  7. Virus that causes ‘slapped cheek’ rash in kids is rising in ...

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert Tuesday warning about a highly contagious respiratory illness detected especially among young ...

  8. Kawasaki disease - Wikipedia

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    Kawasaki disease (also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a syndrome of unknown cause that results in a fever and mainly affects children under 5 years of age. [6] It is a form of vasculitis , in which medium-sized blood vessels become inflamed throughout the body. [ 1 ]

  9. Dukes' disease - Wikipedia

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    Dukes' disease, named after Clement Dukes (1845–1925), [1] [2] also known as fourth disease, [3] Filatov-Dukes' disease (after Nil Filatov), [4] Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS), [5] or Ritter's disease [6] is an exanthem (rash-causing) illness primarily affecting children and historically described as a distinct bacterial infection, though its existence as a separate disease ...