Rash On Neck Of 5 Month Old. If a baby develops a neck rash due to fungal infection the doctor may prescribe a yeast cream or anti-fungal cream to treat the neck rash. A type of human herpes virus. A drool rash can appear around the mouth and cheeks in the folds of your babys neck and on your babys chest as a result of too much saliva causing wet skin. The skin appears to turn red and itchy such itches and redness usually occur in the neck folds and are predominant in infants around four to six months.
The rash which fades within hours and lasts only a day or two appears when your childs temperature returns to normal. Usually rashes appear in the folds of your babys body and the first six months after birth is the most crucial for your baby as most of the rashes. Molluscum contagiosum is another viral infection that causes rashes in babies. The region affected typically looks bumpy or scaly. A drool rash can appear around the mouth and cheeks in the folds of your babys neck and on your babys chest as a result of too much saliva causing wet skin. Fifth disease which is a slapped cheek rash that may be accompanied by fever fatigue and sore throat hand foot and mouth disease heat rash.
A neck rash is referred to when the skin near or on the neck turns red and itchy.
The rash which fades within hours and lasts only a day or two appears when your childs temperature returns to normal. These conditions are common in young children often appearing between the ages of 6 months and 5 years. Fifth disease which is a slapped cheek rash that may be accompanied by fever fatigue and sore throat hand foot and mouth disease heat rash. Roseola which means sudden rash crops up most commonly between six and 24 months of age. With so many different types of rashes its tricky to know which is which and how to treat them. My 5 month old has a recurring irritation possibly a rash in the crease of his neck.