Kind of sunburn kind of heat rash type thing

[newlifenewname]

I had the dc looked after the other day so I could do something v. essential.

Anyway, was very hot (Saturday) and very sunny so I packed suncream.

However, when ds2 woke up Sunday (I wasn't home til after dc bedtime on Sat) he said his arm hurt and i looked and it looked red as if sunburnt.

Looking at him since then, he has a red rash on his legs and red rash-like cheeks which still look very red even today.

Do you think he is allergic to the suncream or has he indeed got a little sunburnt?

None of the Dc have ever been burnt by sun before so will be a little if this is what happened.

Could ask friend but i'd rather not have to as will look like criticism and she was doing me a big last minute favour.

is it itch? Does it feel hot?

If it's sunburn, then it's quite bad to still be red.

Have you put aftersun on him?

Sh*t - I thought it would look really sunburny iyswim if it was sunburnt badly, no?

Is red today hold on will take pic for your assessment....

Pics in profile but they don't relly show up redness that well. It seems to flare up when he gets warm.

Is it a lacy kind of rash? A child I know has got slapped cheek which is a rash and cheecks that looked like they have been slapped (hence the name)
Also known as fifths desease.

Yes, I 'spose it is. I must add that the other two children who have similar skin (ds has fairer skin) are not red...

Right, I've done another pic (will add to profile in a sec) as it has flared up AGAIN! What on earth could this be? He isn't usually a rosy cheeked boy.

newlife - I think that slapped cheek is one of those illnesses where the rash comes out a little while after the other symptoms see:
here

so did he have a temperature a few days ago?

I haven't noticed him have a temp but he has not long ago recovered from an ear infection with temp spikes - that was about a fortnight ago. He could have had a mild fever and I didn't notice as our house gets very hot .

He had the rash quite badly this morning - very flushed cheeks and his legs were covered in a viral type rash - like rubella.

new life - it does sound like slapped cheek. How is he now?

possibly slapped cheek or maybe scarlet fever ? Any sore throat ?