The difference between exanthema and rubella

Children are more likely to develop roseola or rubella, but some symptoms of these two diseases are similar. Therefore, in life, many parents confuse them because of their similar symptoms and do not actively take symptomatic treatment methods, which will naturally bring more adverse effects on the children's health. Therefore, we will introduce to parents in detail the difference between roseola and rubella in children.

Roseola infantum is characterized by the appearance of a rash when the fever subsides, accompanied by symptoms such as cough, sneezing, runny nose, hoarseness, headache, loss of appetite and fever. The body temperature is usually between 38 and 39 degrees, and the high temperature usually lasts for 3 to 5 days. When the fever subsides, scattered rose-colored maculopapules appear, surrounded by light red halos, which can disappear with pressure. They first appear on the neck and trunk, and quickly spread to the whole body, with the most on the waist and buttocks, followed by the head, forehead, neck, upper arms, etc., and rarely on the face and below the knees.

The rash of rubella is similar to that of roseola infantum, but rubella is more common in school-age children with a history of contact. There are no fever symptoms before the rash appears, or there is only a mild fever that only lasts 1-2 days. A rash appears half a day to one day after the onset of the disease, extending from the face to the trunk and limbs, and covering the entire body on the first day. The rash is light red maculopapular and evenly distributed

Let your baby rest in bed, pay attention to isolation, avoid cross infection, let him drink plenty of water, give him easily digestible food, and appropriately supplement vitamin BC, etc.

No matter what kind of disease they are facing, parents need to pay attention and understand it, because children themselves do not understand some of the problems or discomfort symptoms in their own bodies. Therefore, as long as parents pay attention and help them treat and solve some diseases or adverse symptoms in time, they can reduce the harm of these diseases.