Roseola Infantum / Campak Palsu

Since last Thusrday night until Sunday Emir have been down with fever..on & off..kejap panas kejap baek..the temperature seems not really high so we just apply home remedy..bagi panadol, bagi mandi and lap2 badan je..Emir memang sangat jarang demam..sepanjang dia 10 bulan just 2 kali dia demam including this time..but kali ni demamnye lama sket...so its proved that mothers' breastmilk is the best nutritious source..NO DOUBT!

However, on next Monday night (arrived home after works) we spotted that there are some kind of red rashes start appears on Emir's face & body..bintik bintik merah yang comels tapi bukan chicken pox type..since x begitu obvious, kitorg just abaikan...sbb orang melayu cakap "buang panas"...the next day balik from office, bintik2 merah yang comel itu semakin obvious...dlm hati berbelah bahagi nak pergi klinik ke xmo..sbb mcm xde symptom yg seriosaa..demam nope..batuk nope...selsema nope..merah ada mata / berbiji nope..tapi untuk sedapkan hati, kami pergi juga melawat Emir's pedictrician, Dr. Deng..lagipon dah lama x check his progress since his last check-up..

~Budak demam..ada bintik2 merah comel yg x berapa jelas~

Through-out docs observation what Emir's having is ROSEOLA INFANTUM..(Arrkkk...apakah?! nama cam Rosalinda Ayamorr pon hado) Boleehlaaa mommies2 semua bertanya pada Makcik Google k..

About Roseola

Roseola (also known as sixth disease, exanthem subitum, and roseola infantum) is a viral illness in young kids, most commonly affecting those between 6 months and 2 years old. It is usually marked by several days of high fever, followed by a distinctive rash just as the fever breaks.

Two common and closely related viruses can cause roseola: human herpesvirus (HHV) type 6 and possibly type 7. These viruses belong to the same family as the better-known herpes simplex viruses (HSV), but HHV-6 and HHV-7 do not cause the cold sores and genital herpes infections that HSV can cause.

Source : http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/roseola.html

Hehhe..actually ia x membahayakan according to Dr. Deng (phewwww..lap peluh!)..katanya klu ikot orang Cina they call it "Campak Palsu" (ahakkksss)...maybe itu yang orang melayu panggil "Buang Panas"..the symptom is baby akan demam 2-3 hari dulu then after that the red rashes pulak akan kluar for 2-3 days juga.. and according to Dr. Deng mmg normal to baby below 2 years...xde ubat just observe and soon rashes to akan hilang sendiri...Dr. Deng siap lukis graph on this illness..actually mmg sy suke Dr. Deng because dia x lokek utk explain to parent like us things like this...and dia juge seorng yg comel sbb kadang2 dia pakai tie katun yg comel2 i,e pooh..heheheh (bleyy ek camtu..hihi)..Maybe next entry I will write something on this klinik and why we have change from previous pedic to Dr. Deng..

~ Ini laa sketch frm Dr. Deng..agak2 paham x? hehe~

Kata Dr. Deng lagi, unlike measles / chickenpox, as per 2nd graph (bottom), baby akan demam dulu and dalam masa yg sama (1-2 hr masa demam), bintik merah akan muncul..so ada pertindihan masa di situ...gitulaa menurutnye..Risau jugak klu kene measles / chickenpox sebab x cucuk lg for this measles immunisation until his 1 year..

~ Emir's appointment card ~

Emir's Progress as @ 19th November 2013 

Age      : 10 months 10 days young
Weight : 8.06 kg

Height  : 71cm

Doctor's comments : Slightly below normal reading..agak kecil & kurus dari paras normal katanya..tapi still ok.. :)) (tapi makan nasi banyak..huhuhuhu)