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more on viral rashes - skin on fingers and toes now peeling

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Sugarmagnolia · 20/02/2007 07:31

About 2 weeks ago I posted about DS's rash - bright red face, lacey rash spreading down his neck and trunk to his fingers and toes. Fever, tiredness. Took him to the GP she said it was just viral, possibly slapped cheek. He also had a small red patch of skin on his thumb that looked a bit like eczema (although he's never had eczema before so I'm not really that familiar with it). The red patch appeared about a week before everything else so I assumed they were unrelated. Now the rash and fever are gone (although he still has a cold and isn't quite himself) but all the skin on his fingers and toes are peeling. I've read that some viral rashes, but especially scarlet fever, can peel. Does this mean he had scarlet fever or can some other rashes peel too? Does anyone know? And if it was scarlet fever do I need to notify the nursery (although not sure what good it would do 2 weeks after the fact). Any advice would be great!

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Charlottepeter · 17/04/2017 14:21

If you have rashes on your skin then it could be due to many reasons. Check that it's not Zika,
Zika Virus Rashes

BATHBIRD1 · 31/08/2019 10:09

my friend's 9 yr old son has had 3 episodes since January of a strange rash/marks on his arms and trunk. Not painful to touch, no known allergy. Comes out of nowhere, and disappears within 3/4 days Can I post three photos to show it?

BATHBIRD1 · 31/08/2019 10:10

my friend's 9 yr old son has had 3 episodes since January of a strange rash/marks on his arms and trunk. Not painful to touch, no known allergy. Comes out of nowhere, and disappears within 3/4 days Can I post three photos to show it?

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