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Could The Rash Under The Feet And Pubic Region Be Due To Fifths Disease?
I was at a party on Sat where the little boy had fifths disease rash the previous Mon. I WAS just about 1 ms. pregnant. I am a recent Cancer survivor with previous low immunity, but have only had 1 case of the flu & 1 case of strep in the last 4 1/2 ms since my thyroidectomy. By Sun, afternoon I had lost the pregnancy. By Tues afternoon I had a Rash bright red at the bottoms of my feet & now there is a rash all under my pubic hair. Is it possible this is 5ths ? Could it have been living on surfaces in that house ? They had a younger child who did not yet come down with it who was 4. I have been very heat intolerant all day.
Fri, 20 Jan 2017
Hi,
Usually by the time a child develop fifth disease rash he is no longer contagious. He spread the disease to others before the rash develops. When he is having runny nose, sore throat, cough and few days before he develop those symptoms. so it is unlikely he infect you with the virus.
Also to develop the 5th disease it would take 4 to 14 days after contacting an infectious person. so it is unlikely your miscarriage on Sunday is due to the infection you contacted on Saturday. Other thing is adults don't develop a distinctive rash as children. Most importantly feet and palms are spared in fifth disease. What I can say is it unlikely you have developed 5th disease or miscarried due to that. You might have developed some other viral fever with rash.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. K.r.w.m.manori Karunathilaka
Usually by the time a child develop fifth disease rash he is no longer contagious. He spread the disease to others before the rash develops. When he is having runny nose, sore throat, cough and few days before he develop those symptoms. so it is unlikely he infect you with the virus.
Also to develop the 5th disease it would take 4 to 14 days after contacting an infectious person. so it is unlikely your miscarriage on Sunday is due to the infection you contacted on Saturday. Other thing is adults don't develop a distinctive rash as children. Most importantly feet and palms are spared in fifth disease. What I can say is it unlikely you have developed 5th disease or miscarried due to that. You might have developed some other viral fever with rash.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. K.r.w.m.manori Karunathilaka
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