Strawberry had conjunctivitis, and on Sunday morning her temp started going up and down. She was generally miserable and unsettled, then Monday evening it shot up to 40.2 and we couldn't get it down - spent the night in hospital.
It was being controlled, wee sample was clear so we were sent home Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday afternoon she was going downhill again, kept banging on her head like it hurt, generally miserable, temp still going up regularly. Back to hospital (on open access). They took bloods, she perked up, she had a slight rash on her tummy and as the evening went on she developed one on her face but no-one seemed desperately bothered - your standard "non-specific viral rash". Standard bloods clear apart from low white count, went home.
Today we woke up to find her covered head to toe in rash. It looks a hell of a lot like rubella to me. I have been so exhausted today (v little sleep because of all this all week - Monday night she didn't wee ALL NIGHT and I was waiting for the sample) that I haven't done anything as she is happy enough now the rash is here. BUT I'm now wondering if I should be getting it confirmed somehow. They made me feel like I was an overreacting mother one Weds as she perked up when we got there, and I don't want it to be me imagining things, but at the same time she was in the playroom at the hospital with other kids and I'm thinking if it IS rubella they could do with knowing.
Do I call Dr in the morning? or the ward? Or just trust them with their "nasty virus" diagnosis that they gave pre-rash?
Googling - her symptoms match pretty much perfectly, as does the rash.