Roseola Infantum
Roseola infantum is the name given to an illness in babies characterised by four days of high fever followed by the production of a rose-pink rash covering the whole body and head. It is due to infection by the agent human herpes virus 6 (HHV6), and there is evidence that nearly all children have been infected by this before the age of two. It frequently causes a high fever in the absence of a rash, which may result in febrile convulsion (see awareness and movement brain disorders in the head section). Treatment is symptomatic, with attention being paid to ensuring that the fever is controlled using tepid sponging, paracetamol and ibuprofen.
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