Erythema infectiosum, also popularly known as slap disease or slap syndrome, is an infection of the airways and lungs, which is very common in children up to the age of 15 and causes the appearance of red spots on the face, as if the child had received a slap. This infection is caused by the […]
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Erythema infectiosum is a disease in which red spots appear on the face, mainly on the cheeks, trunk, arms and legs, as well as itchy skin, low fever, headache and general malaise. Erythema infectiosum, also called parvovirus, fifth disease or, popularly, slap disease, is a type of erythema caused by the human parvovirus B19, being […]
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There is no specific medicine to combat the virus that causes erythema infectiosum, also popularly known as slap disease, and, therefore, the treatment plan aims to alleviate symptoms such as redness in the cheeks, fever and malaise, until the body can eliminate the virus. Thus, treatment, which must be prescribed by a pediatrician or dermatologist, […]
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