Fifth Disease Center - Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Pediatrician Doctors for Fifth DiseaseType of Physician: Pediatrician What is a Pediatrician? A certification by the Board of Pediatrics; practitioners are concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Pediatric care encompasses a wide range of health services, from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. The pediatrician understands the constantly changing status of his/her patients due to growth and development, and the consequent changing standards of "normal" for age. Specialty: Pediatrics Common Name: Children's Doctor Pediatrician Doctors in Fort Worth * Satya P Kaushik MD  Cook Children's Medical Center Genetics  Cook Children's Primary Care  Cook Children's Primary Care  Cook Children's Medical Center Genetics  Cook Children's Medical Center Genetics  Ophthalmology Associates  Pediatrix Medical Group of Texas  Pediatrix Medical Group  Cook Children's Hospitalist Group  Cook Children's Hospitalist Group  Cook Children's Hospitalist Group  Cooks Children Urgent Care  Cook Children's Hospitalist Group  Cook Children's Hospitalist Group  Cooks Children Urgent Care  Cook Children's Hospitalist Group  Cook Children's Hospitalist Group  Fort Worth Pediatrics  John E Champion MD  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Cook Children's Physician  Juan Saitis MD  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Endocrinology Clinic  Endocrinology Clinic  NTAMG Family Practice Office  John Peter Smith Hospital Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  UNT Health Science Center Division of Pediatrics  UNT Health Science Center Division of Pediatrics  UNT Health Science Center Division of Pediatrics  UNT Health Science Center Division of Pediatrics  Albert Galvan Associates  Cook Children's Physician Network Forest Park  Cook Children's Physician Network Forest Park  Cook Children's Physician Network Forest Park  Cook Children's Physician Network Forest Park  Cook Children's Physician Network Forest Park  Cook Children's Physician Network Forest Park  Brown Lupton Health Center TCU  Moneta DeCastro MD  John L Moses MD  Cook Children's Community Clinic Pediatrics  Maria Levy MD  Fort Worth Med-Peds Associates  T & R Clinic PA  Cook Children's Physician Network Fort Worth  UNT Health Science Center Division of Pediatrics  UNT Health Science Center Division of Pediatrics  Cooks Children McCart Neighborhood Clinic  Cook Childrens Primary Care  Cook Childrens Primary Care  Cook Childrens Primary Care  Dolores K King MD  Tots & Tykes Pediatrics  Tots & Tykes Pediatrics  Cook Childrens Physicians Network  Cook Childrens Physicians Network  Tarrant Community Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Fort Worth Pediatrics  Childrens Physician Network  Childrens Physician Network  Cook Childrens Healthcare  Cook Childrens Healthcare  Childrens Physician Network  Cook Childrens Healthcare  Young Kids Pediatrics  Salam AL-Hafidh  Family HealthCare Associates  Village Pediatrics PA  Pulmonary Associates of Morris County PA  Mirla G Manito MD  Levy Pediatrics  JPS Northeast Clinic  Cook Children's Physician Network Hurst  Cook Children's Physician Network Hurst  Cook Children's Physician Network Hurst  Cook Children's Physician Network  Cook Children's Physician Network Hurst  Cook Children's Physician Network  Cook Children's Physician Network Hurst  Alsbury Family Medicine  Cook Children's Physician Network Hurst  Cook Children's Physician Network Hurst  Cook Children's Physician Network  Alsbury Family Medicine  Antonia L Bronstein MD  Richard A Chiarello MD  Alliance Family Medicine Fort Worth, TexasFort Worth is the seventeenth-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Located in North Texas and a cultural gateway into the American West, the city covers nearly 300 square miles (780 km2) in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and Wise counties, serving as the seat for Tarrant County. Upcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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Fifth DiseaseRead the Fifth Disease article » What is "fifth disease"?Fifth disease is a viral illness caused by parvovirus B19. Fifth disease is also known as "erythema infectiosum" and "slapped cheek disease." The clinical illness was described in the 1880s and was named fifth disease because of its position in the numerical classification of childhood illnesses associated with rashes (exanthems). Other numbered diseases included measles, scarlet fever, and rubella—and these did not get renamed until the molecular era, when it became possible to isolate viruses and bacteria. Fifth disease was number five of six diseases named. It is a very common infection, and almost 50% of adults have been infected with the virus but do not remember having it because it often does not cause symptoms.
What are the symptoms of fifth disease?Though fifth disease generally occurs in children between 4-10 years of age, it can affect any age group, including adults. It most commonly occurs during the winter and spring. The illness classically begins with a low-grade fever and malaise (a sense of not feeling well). After about a week, this is followed by a characteristic bright red rash on the cheeks (the so called "slapped cheeks" rash). Finally, after three to four days, a fine, red, lacelike rash can develop over the rest of the body. This rash may last for five days to a week and occasionally comes and goes for up to three weeks. The other symptoms are usually gone by the time the rash appears, and patients with the rash are usually not contagious. Unfortunately, as with many other viral illnesses, the features and timing of the different stages of illness are not always predictable. While the illness is not serious in children, around 5% of children and around 50% of adults with fifth disease can have joint aches and pains. This arthritis or arthropathy is more common in females than males and is usually temporary, lasting days... Recommended Reading Related to Fifth DiseaseWhat is septic arthritis?Septic, or infectious, arthritis is infection of one or more joints by microorganisms. Normally, the joint is lubricated with a small amount of fluid that is referred to as synovial fluid or joint fluid. The normal joint fluid is sterile and, if removed and cultured in the laboratory, no microbes will be found. With septic arthritis, microbes are identifiable in an affected joint fluid. Most commonly, septic arthritis affects a single joint, but occasionally more joints are involved. The joints affected vary somewhat depending on the microbe causing the infection and the predisposing risk factors of the person affected. Septic arthritis is also called infectious arthritis. What microbes cause septic arthritis?Septic arthritis can be caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi. The most common causes of septic arthritis are bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus... Other Related Fifth Disease ArticlesEmergency Contact for Fort Worth
Nearby Fort Worth Hospitals *HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital Harris Continued Care Hospital Harris Methodist Fort Worth Cook Children's Medical Center Kindred Hospital Fort Worth Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth JPS Health Network Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth LifeCare Hospitals of Fort Worth HEALTHSOUTH City View Rehabilitation Hospital Regency Hospital of Fort Worth Baylor Medical Center at Southwest Fort Worth Kindred Hospital Fort Worth Southwest Harris Methodist Southwest North Hills Hospital Southwest Surgical Hospital Arlington Rehabilitation Hospital Huguley Memorial Medical Center Texas Health Memorial Hospital at Arlington Kindred Hospital Arlington Millwood Hospital HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Arlington Medical Center of Arlington Harris Methodist HEB Hospital Harris Methodist Springwood USMD Hospital at Arlington Harris Methodist Northwest Kindred Hospital Mansfield Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine Baylor Medical Center at Irving Las Colinas Medical Center Irving Coppell Surgical Hospital Weatherford Regional Medical Center Methodist Charlton Medical Center Select Specialty Hospital South Dallas Renaissance Hospital Dallas Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital Texas Specialty Hospital at Dallas Medical Center of Lewisville Hickory Trail Hopsital Children's Medical Center of Dallas LifeCare Specialty Hospital of Dallas UT Southwestern Medical Center University Hospital St Paul RHD Memorial Medical Center UT Southwestern Medical Center Parkland Health & Hospital System UT Southwestern Medical Center University Hospital Zale Lipshy Methodist Dallas Medical Center Harris Methodist Walls Regional Hospital Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Denton Regional Medical Center Mary Shiels Hospital Dallas VA Medical Center Baylor Specialty Hospital Baylor Jack & Jane Hamilton Heart & Vascular Hospital Baylor University Medical Center Trinity Medical Center Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation Presbyterian Hospital of Denton Kindred Hospital Walnut Hill Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas Regency Hospital of North Dallas Medical City Children's Hospital Medical City Hospital Green Oaks Hospital Featured Articles*Provider Directory Terms of Use: The WebMD 'Provider Directory' is provided by WebMD for use by the general public as a quick reference of information about Providers. The Provider Directory is not intended as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any Provider contained therein. Inclusion in the Provider Directory does not imply recommendation or endorsement nor does omission in the Provider Directory imply WebMD disapproval. |
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