Roseola

I previously mentioned that Andrew was running warm Sunday night. There were probably times throughout the night that he was feverish, but nothing like how warm he was that time we took him to the minor emergency clinic. But nonetheless, we were concerned. Andrew was doing much better Monday--so much so that we went to League City for the day. Andrew was okay Tuesday (except for the head injury), but for the most part, he was good spirits. However, we did start to notice a rash on his cheeks. I quickly attributed it to his sweating...a heat rash maybe. I thought it was logical with the Houston heat, him being a sweater to begin with, and with him having fevers on and off causing him to sweat more than normal. I mean it is not uncommon for there to be a big puddle of sweat on the bed and his hair wet when he sleeps. And then with the fevers, he tends to sweat even more so.

Then, last night, we noticed more and more areas where the rash had spread, such as his legs and arms. I still thought it was sweat-related, but after HFMD, we would rather be over-cautious (better safe than sorry) and just rule out anything more serious. So, this morning, I called our pediatrician's office and tried to get an appointment for Andrew. Luckily, they were able to fit us in with Dr. Milan since Dr. Isenhower is still on maternity leave. Dr. Milan diagnosed Andrew with the Roseola virus. Fortunately, it is a mild virus and not too serious.  He acted fine the rest of the day--we had lunch with Daddy and went to the park in the evening. Hopefully, Andrew will be back to normal in a few days.  

His rash is visible in the photos from yesterday, but here are some pictures from today.  You can also see how his boo boo is healing. I know it's hard to see the rash, but it helps to click on them to zoom in.  I promise it was more red this morning.