What is hematology? Hematology is the study of blood and blood disorders. Hematologists and hematopathologists are highly trained healthcare providers who specialize in diseases of the blood and blood components. These include blood and bone marrow cells. Hematological tests can help diagnose anemia, infection, hemophilia, blood-clotting disorders, and leukemia.
Roseola is a viral illness that usually affects children between the ages of six months and two years. It is typically marked by several days of high fever, followed by a pinkish-red flat or raised rash that appears on the child's torso and spreads over the body as the fever breaks.
What are the symptoms of roseola? In most cases, a child with roseola develops a mild upper- respiratory illness, followed by a high temperature, a temperature over 37.5Â°C in children is considered a fever. The child may be irritable during this time, have a poor appetite and swollen glands (lymph nodes) in the neck.