Please help. Worried dd may have slapped cheek syndrome but cannot find a pic on the www

[Blossomhill]

I really am not sure but would be grateful if I could see a picture of it. Does anyone know of any good sites that may show this?

TIA

blossom -- put slapped cheek into google and click on the images button - -dozens of pics come up

dermatlas.org/derm/IndexDisplay.cfm?ImageID=-870827852

I wonder if it might just be the chill winter weather causing the rosy red cheeks? DS cheeks have been a bit redder than usual too....

Look on nhs direct website for symptoms.

ds had this last winter but it is all very hazy now - can't remember waht he looked like!

try here aka Fifth Disease. ds was quite unwell when he had it as a baby. Bright red cheeks and lacy rash over body.

My ds had it 5 years ago. I seem to remember he had vaguely flushed cheeks but they stayed like that permanently for 3-5 days despite his or outsied temperature. Otherwise he was well, no cold symptoms or anything.

It's supposed to look a bit like the cheeks have been slapped but his didn't really and I remember being really shocked that he had it.

Sorry, not much use really. Try NHS Direct?

I think ds has this - am waiting for the gp to call me back. He only has one red cheek but has a faint lacy rash over his back and arms. I've heard that they have to stay off school for about a week - can anyone confirm this? He has his school play on Monday .

I'm preety sure that once you see it it's no longer catching.

thanks hercules. dr said that it was no longer infectious and according to her text book he could go to school when no longer clinically ill - and as she pointed out as he is displaying no other signs of illness (fever, sickness) he's fine to go back immediately.