What to do if a child has a rash after a fever

Parents are very concerned about their children's every move. Once their children show abnormal conditions, parents will be very scared and don't know how to deal with it. In fact, parents should store more information about common childhood diseases in their daily lives so that they will not be helpless once their children have problems. In the following article, we will introduce to you what to do if your child develops a rash after having a fever.

1. Reasons why babies develop rashes after having a fever

Roseola infantum mostly occurs in infants and young children aged 6 to 18 months. The disease often develops suddenly, with a rapid rise in body temperature, usually between 39°C and 40°C. Severe patients with high fever in the early stages may have convulsions, and some may experience mild runny nose, cough, eyelid swelling, and conjunctivitis. During the fever period, there are symptoms such as poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, mild diarrhea or constipation, as well as congestion in the pharynx and swollen lymph nodes in the neck.

After three to five days of fever, the body temperature drops suddenly. After the fever subsides, the child may develop light red macules or maculopapules of varying sizes all over the body, starting from the chest and abdomen and quickly spreading to the whole body. At this time, the child's fever has subsided and he can fall asleep peacefully. This is medically called "fever rash", which is a unique manifestation of roseola infantum.

So, what should we do if our baby has a rash after having a fever?

2. What to do if your baby has a fever and rash

1. Let the baby rest. The ward should be quiet, the air should be fresh, and the quilt should not be too thick or too much.

2. Keep the skin clean and hygienic, and wipe off the sweat on your child's body frequently to prevent him from catching a cold.

3. Let your child drink more boiled water or fruit juice to facilitate sweating and urination, and promote the excretion of toxins.

4. Eat liquid or semi-liquid food.

5. When the body temperature exceeds 39°C, you can wipe the child's body with warm water or 50% alcohol to prevent convulsions caused by high fever.

In the above article, we introduced a situation that is easy to occur in children after a fever, that is, symptoms of rash will appear after the fever subsides. Above, we analyzed in detail the causes and treatment methods of rash after children have a fever.