Mystery Rash

Last night when I was giving Gabi a bath, I noticed she had a rash that was covering her back, chest, neck and stomach. There were also a few red patches on her legs. I know what chicken pox looks like, and this definitely was not chicken pox. I'm just not sure what it was. I looked up various rashes online and the closest I see to what it looks like is Fifth Disease . It also makes more sense because there were a few days this week that Gabi's teacher reported Gabi as being sleepy even though she had gone to bed early one of those nights. She even had the runny nose this week which is also common in the contagious period. I called the school to see if there were any other reports of Fifth Disease at the school or any other rashes, and none had been reported. I am taking her to her pediatrician this morning. We'll see if my suspicions are correct.



Have you ever tried taking a picture of a rash? It is next to impossible to get a picture of it. When you look at her the rash is very obvious, but when you look at a picture of it, you have to look really hard to see anything. So here is my attempt to show you her rash (you can click on the pictures to enlarge them, but then you may have to hit ctrl and - to shrink it to a size easier to see):