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Roseola Infantum
Topic Started: Dec 3 2008, 01:54 AM (168 Views)
Aizirk Mayune
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I have this disease, only just now. It's also known as "Tigdas Hangin" in Philippines

What is three-day-fever?

Most children will catch three-day-fever at an early age.

* The disease also has other names; Roseola infantum, exanthematous fever, and three-day-rash.

* Although most small children catch it, it is one of the lesser-known children's diseases that causes a rash.

* It is only seen in children from the age of six months to three years and it is highly contagious.

How is three-day-fever contracted?

The cause of the disease is unknown but it is probably due to a virus, which is transferred through the respiratory tract.

The incubation period - from infection to symptoms appearing - is 10 to 15 days.

The child is probably infectious during the whole period of the disease and maybe even before the high temperature.

What are the symptoms of three-day-fever?

* It begins with a sudden high temperature up to 40ºC. The temperature lasts for about three days.

* In some cases febrile fits follow the high temperature. These may seem very dramatic and alarming. Febrile fits are not caused by the three-day-fever as such, but are due to the sudden high rise in temperature.

* The rash appears when the temperature suddenly drops again after about three days. It usually begins on the body and spreads to the arms and legs. It is seldom seen in the face.

* The rash consists of pale, reddish spots, perhaps with small heads. It lasts for about 12 to14 hours. Then it is over.

How is three-day-fever different from other childhood diseases?

It is important that parents of small children know the disease and its characteristic symptoms. It is necessary to distinguish it from other children's diseases, particularly measles.

* Three-day-fever does not begin with cold-like symptoms as measles does. At first there is only a high temperature.

* In measles, the temperature runs high again when the rash appears. With three-day-fever, the temperature drops to normal when the rash appears.

* The rash characteristically begins on the body and seldom appears on the face. Both measles and German measles appear on the face to begin with.

How does the doctor make the diagnosis?

The typical course of a three-day-fever followed by a rash is so characteristic for this children's disease that it is not hard to recognize it from the above symptoms.

How is three-day-fever treated?

There is no need for medication. Make sure that the child drinks plenty of fluids in the three days that the temperature lasts. The rash is not particularly itchy.

Children can go back to childcare when their temperature has returned to normal.

Future prospects

The disease follows the course described above. There are no known complications and it is a self-limiting condition. Catching it once gives lifelong immunity.

Can children be vaccinated against three-day-fever?

There is no vaccine against this disease.

NOTE: I was only sharing it, for only those who are unfamiliar with it.

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So you HAD it,but you don't have it now right?
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It will gone in 3 days, there's nothing to worry about it, if it's the worse one, you should worry about it, since you'll have fever.

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Hehe.. nice... Additional trivia though... German Measles are also called 3 day fevers... But its for the older victims.
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How does the doctor make the diagnosis?

The typical course of a three-day-fever followed by a rash is so characteristic for this children's disease that it is not hard to recognize it from the above symptoms.


1st step : Anamnesis
Ask the patient or the relatives of the patient about when the fever starts, when it got high, what had the patient done before going to the doctor, any other symptoms, or so.

2nd step : Physical examination
I guess it's needed to check the blood pressure, body temprature, the skin rash, consciousness, sweating, etc.

3rd step/Additonal : Laboratoy examination
If it's viral, Serological tests such as Kahn's test or so, might come in handy

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How is three-day-fever treated?

There is no need for medication. Make sure that the child drinks plenty of fluids in the three days that the temperature lasts. The rash is not particularly itchy.


Isotonic drinks works also
It's true that to maintain the body's liquid comes to priority

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The child is probably infectious during the whole period of the disease and maybe even before the high temperature.


Possibly wrong, since some viral infection has the peak of infectious stage during the recovery stage of one patient
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Meh, I found it in other site so I didn't read it whole :r

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Catching it once gives lifelong immunity.

^ Is that really true? lol
Edited by Aizirk Mayune, Jan 21 2009, 05:03 AM.

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