Taipei Times
Date: Apr 17, 2015
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
While rosy cheeks can be a sign of health in young children, that was certainly not the case
![A boy’s face shows blotches caused by parvovirus B19 infection in Taipei yesterday. Photo provided by Pan Chun-shen](https://i2.wp.com/www.eyeontaiwan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/P02-150417-p3r-300x290.jpg?resize=300%2C290)
A boy’s face shows blotches caused by parvovirus B19 infection in Taipei yesterday. Photo provided by Pan Chun-shen
for a six-year-old boy whose pink cheeks were recently identified as the symptom of a virus.
According to Reshining Clinic deputy superintendent Pan Chun-shen (潘俊伸), the boy’s parents thought the red blotches on his cheeks were caused by warm weather, until they started spreading to his torso and limbs a few days later.
“The rashes were slightly itchy and were accompanied by fever and a runny nose, which led the clinic to diagnose the boy with parvovirus B19 infection, a common illness in children that is sometimes referred to as slapped-cheek syndrome or the fifth disease,” Pan said. [FULL STORY]