Fifth Disease Center - New Orleans, LA
New Orleans 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 New Orleans * Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Tulane Hospital for Children  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Tulane Hospital for Children  Tulane Pediatric Pulmonology  Tulane Medical Anesthesiology  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  LSU Medical Center Pediatrics  Tulane Pediatric Pulmonology  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Tulane Hospital Childrens Clinic  Tulane Neurosurgery Clinic  Tulane Hospital for Children  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  Crescent City Pediatrics  LSU Healthcare Network  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  Crescent City Pediatrics  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  CHMPC Napoleon Pediatrics  LSU Healthcare Network  LSU Healthcare Network  Primary Healthcare Associates LLC  Kids First Pediatrics  Hales Pediatrics  Hales Pediatrics  Hales Pediatrics  Hales Pediatrics  Cecily P Poree-Turner MD  Kids First Pediatrics  Kids First Pediatrics  Daughters of Charity Services New Orleans  Children's Clinic  Fisher Pediatric Clinic  Thattil P Gouri MD  Truyen T Vu MD  Tulane Family Health Center  Tulane Family Health Center  Tulane Family Health Center  Children's Hospital Emergency  Children's Hospital Pediatric Neurosurgery  Children's Hospital Allergy & Immunology  Childrens Hospital Gastroenterology  Children's Hospital Allergy & Immunology  Children's Medical Clinic  Children's Medical Clinic  MacArthur Primary Care Center  Otholino Remedios MD  MacArthur Primary Care Center  Valentine Medical Center  Drs Capone Garaudy & Vyas  Drs Capone Garaudy & Vyas  Drs Capone Garaudy & Vyas  Ochsner Health Center Algiers  Keith A Collins & Heather C Porche MDs LLC  Keith A Collins & Heather C Porche MDs LLC  The Family Doctors  Metairie Pediatrics  Metairie Pediatrics  Metairie Pediatrics  Metairie Pediatrics  Pediatric Kid Med LLC  Pediatric Clinic West Bank  Pediatric Clinic West Bank  Michael P Haydel MD  Pediatric Kid Med LLC  Pediatric Clinic West Bank  St Bernard Health Center  Richard P LeBoeuf Floyd A Buras & Louis H Bevrotte MDs  Richard P LeBoeuf Floyd A Buras & Louis H Bevrotte MDs  Sunrise Pediatric Associates  Sunrise Pediatric Associates  Sunrise Pediatric Associates  Richard P LeBoeuf Floyd A Buras & Louis H Bevrotte MDs  Sunrise Pediatric Associates  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Tulane Lakeside Internal Medicine Clinic  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Lakeside Children's Clinic  Carousel Pediatrics  Carousel Pediatrics  Carousel Pediatrics  Tri Parish Pediatrics  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Ochsner Rothchild Pediatric Center  Children's Clinic  Children's Clinic New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.
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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 DiseaseThrombocytopenia (Low Platelet Count) » What is thrombocytopenia?Thrombocytopenia is a lower than normal number of platelets in the blood. Platelets are one of the components of the blood along with white and red blood cells. Platelets play an important role in clotting and bleeding. Platelets are made in the bone marrow similar to other cells in the blood such as, white blood cells and red blood cells. Platelets originate from megakaryocytes which are large cells found in the bone marrow. The fragments of these megakaryocytes are platelets that are released into the blood stream. The circulating platelets make up about two third of the platelets that are released from the bone marrow. The other one third is typically stored (sequestered) in the spleen. Platelets, in general, have a brief 7 to 10 days life in the blood, after which they are removed from the blood circulation. The number of platelets in the blood is referred to as the platelet count and is normally betw... Other Related Fifth Disease ArticlesEmergency Contact for New Orleans
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