Fifth Disease Center - Redondo Beach, CA
Redondo Beach 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 Redondo Beach * Tristy S Shaw MD  Rita Tenenbaum MD  Mridula Kedia MD  Nilsa Laborde MD  John S Lu MD  Howard Savitt MD  Julie Douglass MD  Beverly Gates MD  Alice Goldin MD  Alice Goldin MD  Sylvia Mansour MD  Ruth C Demonteverde MD  Christine V Curtis MD  Ruth C Demonteverde MD  Christine V Curtis MD  Robert Perens & David Berman MDs  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Torrance Specialty  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Torrance Specialty  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Torrance Specialty  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Torrance Specialty  Healthcare Partners  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Torrance Specialty  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Torrance Specialty  Integrated Healthcare Medical Group Inc  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Torrance Specialty  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Torrance Specialty  Rayne R Pang MD  Children's Eye Care Medical Group  Madrona Pediatrics  Madrona Pediatrics  Madrona Pediatrics  Manhattan Beach Kids Docs  Manhattan Beach Kids Docs  Nguyen H Nguyen MD  UCLA Medical Group  Children's Medical Group  Elaine Gutierrez MD  Erin Hamilton MD  Southbay Nikei Pediatrics Medical Group  Children's Medical Group  Torrance Pediatrics  Dunja M Maglica MD  Children's Medical Group  Torrance Pediatrics  Children's Medical Group  Southbay Nikei Pediatrics Medical Group  Parviz Yalzadeh MD  Sam H Yoon MD  Healthcare Partners  Vivian Liu MD & Keith Robin Bayan MD  Vivian Liu MD & Keith Robin Bayan MD  Anh V Nguyen MD & Cuong V Nguyen MD  Anh V Nguyen MD & Cuong V Nguyen MD  HealthCare Partners South Bay-Sepulveda Office  HealthCare Partners South Bay-Sepulveda Office  Palos Verdes Medical Group  Palos Verdes Medical Group  Richard B Mink MD  St Paul Medical Center South Bay Inc  Peninsula Medical Associates  Peninsula Medical Associates  Peninsula Medical Associates  Peninsula Medical Associates  Elaine Shoji MD  Lideia Itchon MD  Harbor UCLA Pediatric Group  Harbor UCLA Pediatric Group  La Vida Multi Specialty Medical Center of Hawthorne  Mona Iskander MD  Victor A Kevorkian MD  Axminster Medical Group  Harbor UCLA Medical Center  Harbor UCLA Medical Center  Nasser Aziz-Zadeh MD  Annette Coronel-Perey MD  South Bay Family Healthcare  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Pediatrics  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Pediatrics  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Pediatrics  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Pediatrics  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Pediatrics  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Pediatrics  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Pediatrics  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Pediatrics  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Pediatrics  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Pediatrics  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Pediatrics  Rasool Ebrahimi MD  Westchester Pediatric Medical Group  Westchester Pediatric Medical Group  Montes Medical Group  David F Razi MD  Alice T Malit MD  Axminster Medical Group Inc  Axminster Medical Group Inc  Carson Pediatrics Medical Group  Carson Pediatrics Medical Group  La Vida Prairie Medical Group  La Vida Prairie Medical Group  Richard M Butlig MD Inc Redondo Beach, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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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 Redondo Beach
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