Roseola

Daniel woke up last Saturday running a high fever (103). We are lucky to have a pediatrician with office hours on Saturday for sick visits. Daniel was diagnosed with double ear infections and we left with a prescription for Amoxicillian.
Daniel woke up Sunday with a fever of 104.5. We were able to manage the fever at home with Motrin and Tylenol.
Daniel woke up Monday fever free! We were relieved to see that he was feeling LOTS better but our relief would be short lived. By Monday afternoon Daniel's fever was back up to 104. We called Daniel's pediatrician and was told to bring him in right away. Daniel's blood count had dropped to 4,000 (it was 8,000 on Saturday). The doctor said that the blood count dropping is a huge indication that Daniel has a yucky viral infection. They ran a strep test which came back positive. The doctor gave us a list of symptoms to watch for and to return to the office immediately with signs of dehydration, a raised rash or fever that did not respond to Tylenol/Motrin.
Daniel woke up Wednesday with a rash. We were told this might happen. With the rash developing, Daniel's final diagnoses was Roseola. Roseola is a viral infection that mostly infects children under the age of 3, more specifically children ages 6-12 months. It is hard to diagnosis until the rash appears which can be up to 24 hours after the fever stops. The initial signs are ear infections, strep throat and colds. Since Roseola is a viral infection, it can not be treated with antibiotics, it has to "run it's course".