Red spots in the child
A child with red patches on the body may also have the diseases listed under the above point that cause a rash with red patches. Otherwise, a child with red spots should think of the typical childhood diseases. Measles and chickenpox have already been described above.
The hand-foot-mouth disease is caused by Coxsackie-viruses and causes high fever and a general feeling of illness. Typical symptoms are reddish blisters on the hands and feet and small ulcers on the oral mucosa (see also skin rash on the hands). The disease subsides by itself after one to two weeks and only very rarely causes serious complications.
Mostly children of pre-school and primary school age are affected.Three-day fever is a common disease in children up to two years of age and is caused by the human herpes virus 6. The children have a high fever for about three to five days. When the fever then drops, red patches appear only for a short time on the neck, back, stomach and chest.
The high fever is treated to prevent febrile spasms as the only complication. Rubella is a highly contagious viral disease that is transmitted by droplet infection. Patients are already contagious one week before the onset of the rash.
The disease begins with a slight fever, swollen lymph nodes in the neck and inflammation of the nasal and eye mucous membranes. The bright red, small spots appear first on the face and then spread over the body and extremities. Patients remain contagious for a week after the onset of the rash.
In general, rubella is not dangerous for the patient, but there is a risk for unvaccinated pregnant women and the unborn child. Rubella rubella is a viral disease that occurs mainly in school children. The children are only contagious in the time before the rash appears.
Children with rubella have reddened cheeks and are pale around the mouth. In addition, there are red spots on the trunk of the body as well as on the arms and legs. The red, garland-shaped spots itch and are lighter in the middle than on the outside. The ringed rubella is virtually only dangerous for pregnant women who have never been affected by the ringed rubella, because an initial infection during pregnancy can cause malformations of the child.
