Fifth disease rash
Current as of: December 12, 2018
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:John Pope, MD, MPH – Pediatrics & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine
Fifth disease (erythema infectiosum) is sometimes called “slapped-cheek disease” because of the rash that some people get on the face. If a rash appears, usually it has two or three distinct stages: A bright red rash occurs on the sides of the face and sometimes on the forehead and chin. This rash usually is gone within…