ds (4) suddenly got really red patch on cheek

[dinny]

no temp, hasn't been ill recently - has had lingering cold/cough but that cleared up a week ago

I have been really ill with flu and dh has heavy cold though

hasn't shifted with Piriton, what could it be?
thanks, Dinny

Could it be slapped cheek? My ds's had it earlier this year, but neither had any other symptoms apart from cough/cold about a week previously!

oh, maybe it could

though dd had it about 5 months ago, and I got it as I had a blood test to see if had been exposed as was in early stages of pg and I had.... could ds have avoided it then?

and can slapped cheek be on one side only?

actuall, funnily enough dd has yesterday got three sort of spots on her cheek - I thought they were cat scratches or something but maybe could be the same....

Could well be - it's very contagious apparently. When ds1 had it, there was a day when almost his whole class came out of the classroom door, one by one, all with red cheeks!!