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Should I send him to school?

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rocketqueen · 05/02/2007 22:10

My son developed a rash on friday on his face, by saturday it had spread to both sides of his face and yesterday it had spread to his chest, back and arms...he saw a doctor who "assumed" it was an alergic reaction but wasn't 100%, he gave me some medicine to treat skin allergies anyway.

Today I kept him off school just in case but went to his parent evening where amogst other things the teacher strongly hinted that she really didn't want to catch his rash whatever it is...completely understandable as she is currently undergoing chemotherapy for cancer and her immune system is very low.

Now my son seems fine in himself but the rash still keeps flaring up, personally I think it looks/acts more like slapped cheek syndrome.

What do I do? send him to school and assume it will go away or keep him off again just incase and get him checked over by our own doctor? (the last doctor was an emergency doc who didn't really take it very seriously).

If it wasnt for the teacher having chemo I would probably send him but I'm not sure I should...

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coppertop · 05/02/2007 22:13

Keep him off and see your usual doctor.

cheeryface · 05/02/2007 22:13

i would keep him off he might be contagious

AlwaysTheMummy · 05/02/2007 22:24

I would be more inclined to keep him off and have him checked over by another dr

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pinkbubble · 05/02/2007 22:30

I know that slap cheek can be dangerous for pregnant women as it can harm the unborn baby. I work in a sch and when I was preg with DD a child in my class got this, the parent was so sweet and asked the GP and thats what he told her. I had to go for extra blood tests which showed I had an immunity to it so not to worry. I would strongly recommend that you dont send your child in as you never know who could catch it. Better to be safe than sorry.

wanderingstar · 05/02/2007 23:45

Keep him off and have it checked. Ds1 had slapped cheek - picked up from nursery -while i was pregnant with dd. Ds was OK in himself. Howewver although dd is fine now I had a very stressful time just before her birth when heart irregularities showed up; I was scanned at a specialised unit and was told she may have been affected by the virus, and might well have needed treatment post birth for severe post infection anaemia. I took her to outpatients at Royal Brompton Hosp. after she was born. They signed her off at just under a year old.

RoundTheBend · 05/02/2007 23:54

I think you will find if you tried to send him to school tomorrow that the teacher undergoing treatment for cancer would just send him home. She has already voiced her fears/worries and as you do not know if it is contagious or not, she would be quite within her rights to ring you and ask you to pick him up. I bet the HT would also be supportive of her too. Pain in the backside I know, but better to be safe than sorry for her sake as her resistance would be low.

colditz · 05/02/2007 23:57

keep him off.

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rocketqueen · 06/02/2007 11:45

Thanks for the replies.

I took him to the doctor this morning and she said it's a viral infection and whilst it might be slightly contagious she would send him to school anyway.

I explained about the teacher and her medication and she was of the pursuastion that if she's in school teaching then she's aware of the risks and shouldn't expect the kids to stop off everytime they have a slight illness....

what do I do now?

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