Ashley Hancock, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner I’m seeing more and more kids coming in with angry, itchy rashes, and even chemical burns, after using spray sunscreens during high UV index days. These ...

The sound of rain may feel romantic to some, but for parents? It’s a seasonal alarm bell. Not just puddles and power cuts, an annual wave of infections that hit kids the hardest.

Reports of such viral exanthems remain scarce in the literature. Our case series expands the clinical spectrum of rashes associated with rhinovirus and RSV and underscores the importance of a ...

Posted: May 22, 2025 / 04:30 AM EDT Updated: May 22, 2025 / 05:43 AM EDT UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of viral upper respiratory infections and allergies.

Roseola is a common viral skin rash in babies. It’s contagious and caused by human herpesvirus 6, which affects nearly all infants and young children before they turn 2.

"Rashes can be viral, bacterial, or heat-related, and they may not respond to medications if the wrong treatment is used," he cautioned. "Symptoms often include fever, fatigue, and a rash ...

The pediatric population affected by COVID-19 mostly presents milder symptoms and the appearance of the rash does not prove to be an indicative of severity. Therefore, the identification and ...

Common things are common in medicine, so the doctor considered the possibility of a “viral exanthem,” or rash caused by a viral illness. The teen had been feeling tired lately but had not had any ...

Fifth disease in kids is a viral infection caused by human parvovirusiA type of virus that is present in nasal mucus, spit, or saliva and affects only humans. B19. It got its unique name from ...

Kids can get skin rashes due to viral infections, including COVID-19. In fact, children are "a little more prone to these skin reactions with viruses than adults are," Walls explains.

Hives are an itchy skin rash that can appear near the end of a viral infection. (Getty Images) So, if you develop a rash as a symptom of COVID-19, you certainly aren't the first.