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Fifth Disease or Slapped Face Cheek

hondagirl — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:18:05 GMT

Did anyone ever have this condition as an adult?

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Tissyanne — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:27:38 GMT

No. My son had this as a child, and his dr said it was a form of measles. He was allowed to attend school. It was uneventful, and did not seem sick.

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peajay — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:29:39 GMT

When my daughter had 5th disease (many, many years ago, in grade school), the school sent her home & requested a dr.'s slip before she could return. I was told it was a childhood disease. She only had the spots on her arms & legs...........so maybe it's 2 different diseases--never heard it called slapped face cheek???

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Tissyanne — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:19:53 GMT

The lacy appearance of fifth disease gave it the ""slapped face cheek""alternate name. My sson had to have a note to return to school too.

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Barbarainnc — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:27:59 GMT

I had it once, shiny places on my stomach area. The doc. took a sample and sent it off. Then he gave me a shot or meds and it went away. Don't remember too much, too long ago to remember it.

It is named The Christmas Tree disease?? I heard someone at school call it that?? Like I said, don't remember too much!!!

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champagnepoodle — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:37:39 GMT

Slapped face cheek? Yikes what a horrible name. Sounds soooo violent!

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qualitygal — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:01:27 GMT

In my whole life, I've never ever heard of either of these. You learn something new every day, or at least close to that!!

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wonderfulworld — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:07:54 GMT

Yes, I had it in my thirties. I felt kind of flu like also. I remember the headache. Came and went for a while. Cheeks were super red.

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wonderfulworld — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:09:23 GMT

ps... it is called Fifth Disease because it was the fifth virus identified when they were classifying them...or so I heard.

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pepes mom — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:47:31 GMT

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/fifth.html

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LilacTree — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 15:23:53 GMT

When I was first diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, I was told it could have started with Fifth Disease which I came down with after contact with my then 7 year-old grandson who had chicken pox. I have never been able to confirm that.

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QsZoo — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 15:43:08 GMT

Yes. Cycles around for a few weeks, lessening each round. If you have a compromised immune system you can get it as an adult. I did. Not fun.

Also, pregnant women should avoid contact. The slapped cheek look is true. Looks like you put waaayy too much blush on. In small children it looks like they ran and ran and ran. For most people it is a non issue.

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scotttie — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 17:54:39 GMT

http://www.cdc.gov/parvovirusb19/fifth-disease.html

This disease is parvovirusb19. Also known as fifth disease. It is very dangerous for pregnant women. Causes miscarriages and other things.

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NanaS — Sat, 31 May 2014 12:54:05 GMT

My son had it when he was little and I caught it. We had a brilliant red rash that seemed to come and go when you got hot.....kind of like hot flashes. It also made me physically ill with flu like symptoms. It was really uncomfortable and they told me once you have it you are more apt to get it again. I now have arthritis and I suspect that 5th. disease was the culprit.

I might add it seemed to last for a long time .

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Yuban3 — Sat, 31 May 2014 13:11:27 GMT

On 4/4/2014 wonderfulworld said:
ps... it is called Fifth Disease because it was the fifth virus identified when they were classifying them...or so I heard.

I thought it was called that because it made you look like you had a fifth. (A fifth of scotch. A fifth of whisky)

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adeleag — Sat, 31 May 2014 13:26:13 GMT

I had this in my forties. I was so sick. I also had a really weird symptom with my hands. They would curl up like I had arthritis starting in the PM. I could not open them. They in the AM they would be OK. Then the next day they would curl up again. So so weird. Never thought I would get over it. Ended with a rash over my whole body. Lasted for several weeks but I read some adults can battle symptoms for months. Hope you get better soon.

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Desertdi — Sat, 31 May 2014 13:32:16 GMT

My mother would never admit that I was sick.....because it would reflect badly on her. I suspect that I have had some very serious childhood illnesses, but I have no medical confirmation.............

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colliegirls — Sat, 31 May 2014 13:57:19 GMT

One of my children had this when they were in grade school, had virus symptoms and red cheeks.

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LilacTree — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 17:03:50 GMT

I was told this by the first doctor I saw who diagnosed me with rheumatoid arthritis. She had asked if I had been in the presence of any child with Fifth's Disease in the last six months. I had . . . my little grandson. She told me that's what caused my RA to emerge.

I have never heard or read that since, and I keep forgetting to mention it to my long series of rheumatologists.

ETA: I did just read that adults who actually get Fifth's Disease can exhibit side effects very similar to RA for a limited time. But it is not really RA.

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happycat — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 17:53:07 GMT

Actually, I was just dx'd with this about 2 weeks ago after many tests. It started out as a weird rash that would come and go and look totally different at times, sometimes it itches, but not always. They gave me a steroid cream and said I could use claritin for the itching up to 4 times a day. When it first started, it looked like ringworm. This has lasted about 6 weeks. It is finally about gone. This rash has affected ever part of my body except my face, mainly feet and hands.