What is with the red cheeks?

My daughter, 5, has really red cheeks. She has no fever or rash. She does occassionally break out into rashes because of sensitive skin but never accompanied by red cheeks. She has had the red cheeks a few times in her life. I have taken her too see her Dr. on those incidents. One time was just due to a fever and another was Fifth's Disease. Before anyone responds with Fifth's Disease, I know it is a childhood disease and you could only get it once in your life...like Chicken Pox's. Unless there are exceptions which I suspect there is sometimes. I hate taking her to the emergency room all the time. Why you ask. Well....it seems they always end up getting the sickest during the weekend when medical facilities are closed. That is always the case. But a parent does what they have to do. You always wonder: "If I take my child in for the most petty sickness will I be considered Munchausen by proxy and if I don' I am a bad parent. I just want my babies well. Please help. Thnx

You might want to talk to your daughter's Doctor about what effects the parvovirus infection can have on a child. Most children with parvovirus infection feel well, and generally the rash occurs near the end of the illness, but it's possible to mistake the rash for other viral rashes or a medicine-related rash. Infants and toddlers develop the same signs and symptoms that school-age children do.

Parvovirus infection is also commonly called fifth disease because it was fifth of a group of once-common childhood diseases that all have similar rashes. The other four diseases are measles, rubella, scarlet fever and Dukes' disease.

You could also ask about Rosacea, even though Rosacea affects mostly adults.

Rosacea is an inflammatory skin disease that causes facial redness. You may mistake some of its characteristics 鈥?small, red, pus-filled bumps or pustules 鈥?for acne. In fact, rosacea has been called adult acne or acne rosacea, but the disease has little to do with the pimples and blackheads that commonly afflict teenagers. It's also a misconception that this red-faced condition is caused by drinking alcoholic beverages.

Rosacea affects mostly adults, usually people with fair skin, between the ages of 30 and 60. About 14 million Americans have this chronic skin condition. Although it's more common in women, men may develop more apparent signs of the disorder. It's not life-threatening, but it can affect your appearance and lower your self-esteem.

Left untreated, rosacea tends to be progressive, which means it gets worse over time. However, in most people rosacea is cyclic, which means it may flare up for a period of weeks to months and then signs and symptoms lessen for a while before rosacea flares up again. Besides acne, rosacea can also be mistaken for other skin problems, such as skin allergy or eczema. Once diagnosed, it's quite treatable.


Good luck.
DS

That is probably fifth disease, my brother had it, heres a link on it: http://www.fifthdisease.org/

i dont think it is anything to worry about
loads of people i see have red cheeks, its just natural, i have some friends too with like 'permanetly' red cheeks
dont worry, it doesnt sound bad, its just the way the skin is, ur not a bad mother
xxx

maybe you should just give her a nice cool bath and put something thinner on her (i.e a t-shirt)

I have "red cheecks" and doctors say its a form of rosesia. In some cases it causes the skin to become red and break out, but that is mainly in adults. I am prescribed a topical oinment to apply when the "redness" is abnormal....I wouldn't be too worried about it, she will probably grow out of it as time goes by.