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  2. Virus that causes ‘slapped cheek’ rash in kids is rising in ...

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    People infected with the virus usually experience mild symptoms that can include fever, headache, sore throat, joint pain and a “slapped cheek” rash. However, the CDC said the virus can also ...

  3. Fifth disease - Wikipedia

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    Fifth disease, also known as erythema infectiosum and slapped cheek syndrome, [3] is a common and contagious disease caused by infection with parvovirus B19. [4] This virus was discovered in 1975 and can cause other diseases besides fifth disease. [5] Fifth disease typically presents as a rash and is most common in children.

  4. Parvovirus B19 is spreading across the U.S. What to know ...

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    If your child comes home with ruddy cheeks this back-to-school season, their flushed appearance may be due to something other than having had recess in the late-summer heat. ... Children ages 5 to ...

  5. Angular cheilitis - Wikipedia

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    Angular cheilitis is thought to be a multifactorial disorder of infectious origin, [10] with many local and systemic predisposing factors. [11] The sores in angular cheilitis are often infected with fungi (yeasts), bacteria, or a combination thereof; [8] this may represent a secondary, opportunistic infection by these pathogens.

  6. Noma (disease) - Wikipedia

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    Noma (also known as gangrenous stomatitis or cancrum oris) is a rapidly-progressive and often-fatal gangrenous infection of the mouth and face. Noma usually begins as an ulcer on gums and rapidly spreads into the jawbone, cheek, and soft tissues of the face. This is followed by death of the facial tissues and fatal sepsis. Survivors are left ...

  7. Morsicatio buccarum - Wikipedia

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    The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) [5] classifies the condition under "Other Specified Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder" (300.3) as a body-focused repetitive behavior; the DSM-5 uses the more descriptive terms lip biting and cheek chewing (p. 263) instead of morsicatio buccarum.

  8. Frey's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms of Frey's syndrome are redness and sweating on the cheek area adjacent to the ear (see focal hyperhidrosis). They can appear when the affected person eats, sees, dreams, thinks about, or talks about certain kinds of food which produce strong salivation. [3] Observing sweating in the region after eating a lemon wedge may be diagnostic.

  9. Childhood chronic pain - Wikipedia

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    An important component of school support for many children with chronic pain is peer education. These children often face bullying and exclusion from peers, especially when they have visible markers of disability (i.e. a wheelchair) or are unable to participate in school activities (i.e. physical education classes or recess games). [48]