14 Month Old Fever over 101 W/ Red Face and Hot Spots on Body

sounds like 5th's disease. It is a virus that goes around like hand, foot and mouth disease. Both of my children had it over the last 3 weeks. Basically they can have it for up to a month before you even know they have it. Some children get fevers and some do not. Once the rash has broken out and the fever is gone, they are no longer contagious. Many do not even know they have it and then they see the rash and it is no longer contagious. It takes about a week of the rash to go away and can come back up to two weeks off and on. There is nothing you can give them b/c it is viral. We rubbed hydrocortisone b/c my kids said it itched a bit but really there is nothing you can do. Just wait it out. If you see him have trouble breathing or anything other than the hives or fever, take him in b/c it then could be more serious and could constrict his breathing. Allergies or sickness can do this but it sounds like 5ths disease...or "slapped face syndrome" is the nickname.

Oh, my, why haven't you called the doctor??
Sometimes it's not urgent, but if the fever is not going down, and with the other symptoms, at least call the pediatrician and let them know what's been going on.
Hope all is well, but when it comes to the babies, I definitely would err on the cautious side, rather than wait more than two days.

Hi A.~ It sounds like it might be Fifth Disease. Do a google search and look at some of the pictures of the red cheeks that are a prominent symptom. My daughter had this about 6 months ago. I called the doctor, but they did not have me bring her in. I simply treated her at home with Tylenol and cool wash rags.

Hope he gets well soon, S.

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Sounds almost like strepp throat to me, A fever means there is some sort of infection. I would take him to the Dr.
Pat

Good Morning A.,

Glad the little guy is going to be okay. Anytime there is a fever it is the bodies way of fighting off an infection.

God Bless,
K.

My little girl went through the same problem when she was 16 months. Per her DR 101 is not a fever because children’s body heat is higher than adults, but it could be higher due to teething. For the red face and hot spots the DR advised us to keep her room moist and cool and to wipe her down with a cool wash cloth. It took about 3 days and with teething tablets, a humidifier in her room, and the cool wash cloth the hot spots and red face were gone. I really hope this helps!

If he has had a sniffle lately (who hasn't this time of year) it could be 5ths disease. It is also called slap face because of the rash on the cheeks. You also get a rash on the trunk which sometimes spreads to the limbs. It is contagious, but not harmful unless the infected child is around a pregnant person (it can be bad for the fetus). There is nothing they can do for it as it is a virus, but from my experience with it the kids usually don't have a fever with it. You could always call the nurse line at the pediatricians office to see if you should bring him in.

Even if it doesn't warrant a trip to the doctor, it sounds like it does warrant a call to his/her office. Run it by the nurse. S/he will let you know if you should wait it out and call back or come right in.

I would take him to the dr, he could have strep since he is putting stuff in his mouth. his throat could be hurting.

red skin and fever makes me think strep call the doc and get him in asap

If he acts happy for the most part as you said, no I definitely would not take him in. If your mama alarms were going off, you wouldn't have taken time to post to mamasource, you'd already be at the doctor. You might enjoy this book- I've used it as a reference for all my kids:

"How to Raise A Healthy Child in Spite of your Doctor" by Dr. Richard Mendelsohn, MD

Is his back molars by any chance breaking through?
Sounds like teething fever to me.