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Erythema Infectiosum
Also Known As: Fifth Disease; Parvovirus B19 Infection; Slapped Cheeck Disease
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What this page is about
Erythema Infectiosum is listed in the Everyone Healthy condition library. This simple overview is generated from the existing EH database links because the original full article for this condition is not yet available.
Common linked signs and symptoms
The EH database links this condition with signs or symptoms such as Face Flushing, Face Rash, Fever (Raised Body Temperature), Headache (Cephalgia), Nose Congested or Running (Rhinitis), Pain Joint (Arthralgia), and Reactive Arthritis.
Tests doctors may consider
Tests or investigations linked in the EH database include Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Concentration, Cerebrospinal Fluid White Cell Differential, erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), Ferritin Concentration, and Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products, FSPs, Fibrin Breakdown Products, Fbps).
Treatment depends on the person
The EH database links this condition with supportive options such as Immunotherapy and Supportive Care. Treatment choices should always be discussed with a qualified health professional, because the best approach depends on the cause, severity, age, other conditions, medicines, and test results.
This overview does not replace the original article and does not diagnose, treat, or recommend medication. It is a simple guide built from the existing Everyone Healthy database links.
Linked signs and symptoms
12Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Face Flushing
- Face Rash
- Fever (Raised Body Temperature)
- Headache (Cephalgia)
- Nose Congested or Running (Rhinitis)
- Pain Joint (Arthralgia)
- Reactive Arthritis
- Skin Rash
- Skin Red Tender Streaks
- Skin: Maculopapular Rash (Rash with Small, Red, Raised Bumps)
- Skin: Red Rash on Back
- Skin: Red Rash on Face (Malar Rash)
Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
4Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Medical therapy
1Lifestyle changes
1Alternative and complementary therapies
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
8These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Concentration
- Cerebrospinal Fluid White Cell Differential
- erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Ferritin Concentration
- Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products, FSPs, Fibrin Breakdown Products, Fbps)
- Neutrophil Absolute Count
- Plasminogen Activity
- White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Biological and test markers
7This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
7- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeukocytesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–5 /µL; 1y - 6y: 0–20 /µLLinked diagnostic tests1Cerebrospinal Fluid White Cell Differential
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Total ProteinReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 15–45 mg/dL; Child (< 10y): 15–70 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Concentration
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation RateReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0–20 mm/Hr; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0–15 mm/HrLinked diagnostic tests1erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- FerritinReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 7–140 µg/L; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 18–160 µg/LLinked diagnostic tests1Ferritin Concentration
- Fibrin Split ProductsReference range exampleAll: 0–1 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products
- PlasminogenReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 65–153 %; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 70–120 %Linked diagnostic tests1Plasminogen Activity
- White Blood Cell (WBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 4.5–10.5 million/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 3.2–10 million/mLLinked diagnostic tests1White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Often decreased
0No markers in this group.
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Erythema Infectiosum
The main information article for this record is not yet available in the database.