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Family Forum / Pregnancy / Breastfeeding / March 2006interesting rash, any ideas?
Ada developed some spots last week, they instantly looked like fairly bad acne, rather than blisters that then scabbed over. Basically everything pointed away from chicken pox. By Sunday they had spread so she has a lot on one arm and one leg, quite a few on the other arm and leg and the odd one elsewhere, that evening I spoke to a doctor on the phone who just told us not to worry, but nothing else. So people have been asking us if she has had chicken pox, we've been saying no, but today we were told that as it could be chicken pox we couldn't be at the group we were at. Ironic really as if it was chicken pox whilst she might still be infection, she would have been much more infectious when we sore everyone last week! Anyway we decided that we should take her to the doctors, not because we were particularly concerned, but because if the doctor said it wasn't chicken pox then other people would be reassured. The doctor said it wasn't chicken pox, but that some of the spots did look very similar, so he could understand the confusion. However he didn't actually know what it was, he even tried to find another doctor to take a look, but they were all busy, he says he's never seen anything like it before. He says the spots do look infected, which is what I suspected too, they look red and pussy, rather than red and itchy, so he has given her a course of antibiotics, as well as an antibiotic cream. He also took swabs from them, which I found a little freaky, not sure why, but it sounds more concerning when they do things like that. She has been basically totally well in herself, a little clingy, but she's spot on the age for going through that phase (9months) and whilst other people say, ooh, she'd clingy, she's not feeling well, I haven't really noticed a change in the last week, more in the last month. So our doctor is stuck, does anyone else have any ideas! Anne > Ada developed some spots last week, they instantly looked like fairly bad > acne, rather than blisters that then scabbed over. Basically everything [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Anne The first thing that comes to mind is either an allergic reaction or a reaction to bug bite/s. Has she started something new in the past few days ? Don't worry about the swabbing, that's just to find out what kind of bacteria / virus thingies they are dealing with - which will help in treating it effetively. Hope things getter better. PK. > The first thing that comes to mind is either an allergic reaction or a > reaction to bug bite/s. Has she started something new in the past few [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Hope things getter better. > PK. Umm, sorry I'm replying to my own post, but I meant "get better" not "getter better" :-) Sorry ! > Anyway we decided that we should take her to the doctors, not because we > were particularly concerned, but because if the doctor said it wasn't [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > freaky, not sure why, but it sounds more concerning when they do things like > that. Could it be a skin staph infection? When DD1 was a toddler, there was something going around her daycare room. One of the kids doctors diagnosed a staph skin infection. Mary W. > Could it be a skin staph infection? When DD1 was a toddler, there was > something going around her daycare room. One of the kids doctors > diagnosed a staph skin infection. I presume that was why he took swabs, I guess we'll know more when they come back Anne > Ada developed some spots last week, they instantly looked like fairly bad > acne, rather than blisters that then scabbed over. Basically everything [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > really as if it was chicken pox whilst she might still be infection, she > would have been much more infectious when we sore everyone last week! Some kind of eczema? I get spots from eczema on my feet and the sides of my fingers in hot weather, and they spread and can be very itchy, like tiny pearly fluid-filled blisters. They can also get infected, and then scab. I think it's more common to start getting those in your teens or as an adult, though I have had them since I was about 8. Sorry, I don't know!  SignatureAmy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ > Some kind of eczema? I get spots from eczema on my feet and the sides of > my fingers in hot weather, and they spread and can be very itchy, like > tiny pearly fluid-filled blisters. They can also get infected, and then > scab. I think it's more common to start getting those in your teens or as > an adult, though I have had them since I was about 8. Sorry, I don't know! I suspect not, I think the doctor would probably have suggested eczema if he thought there was even a chance it was that. Also the fact it doesn't appear to be itchy suggests otherwise, plus it's cold here! Anne > > Some kind of eczema? I get spots from eczema on my feet and the sides of > > my fingers in hot weather, and they spread and can be very itchy, like [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > thought there was even a chance it was that. Also the fact it doesn't appear > to be itchy suggests otherwise, plus it's cold here! Hand, foot, and mouth? Weird, I know, but my son had it recently and it didn't show up in the normal way. SignatureSara accompanied by TK, due in April Quoting, for users of Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=14213&topic=250 > Hand, foot, and mouth? Weird, I know, but my son had it recently and it > didn't show up in the normal way. I suspect that had it been that the doctor would have suspected that, I've just read a page on it and it just doesn't tally. The health visitor saw her today and was also fairly baffeled, but also said it's not viral. Anne > Ada developed some spots last week, they instantly looked like fairly bad > acne, rather than blisters that then scabbed over. <snip> > So our doctor is stuck, does anyone else have any ideas! > > Anne I agree that it could be an allergic reaction to something. Have you switched soaps, detergent, shampoo, carpet cleaner, etc? Anything that might come into direct contact with her skin? Even dish detergent, hand soap, cleaning products? Carrie & Jazz > I agree that it could be an allergic reaction to something. Have you > switched soaps, detergent, shampoo, carpet cleaner, etc? Anything that > might come into direct contact with her skin? Even dish detergent, hand > soap, cleaning products? I've racked my brains, but literally we've switched nothing, I buy in bulk and have used the same products for years. Anne >> I agree that it could be an allergic reaction to something. Have you >> switched soaps, detergent, shampoo, carpet cleaner, etc? Anything that [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I've racked my brains, but literally we've switched nothing, I buy in bulk > and have used the same products for years. Mind you, can't allergies just suddenly develop? If it was something like a laundry detergent, you'd probably be seeing it just under her clothes, especially where the seams sit or so I heard, as they tend to retain more traces of the powder. SignatureAmy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ >>> I agree that it could be an allergic reaction to something. Have you >>> switched soaps, detergent, shampoo, carpet cleaner, etc? Anything that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > especially where the seams sit or so I heard, as they tend to retain more > traces of the powder. I'm allergic to many modern detergents, and yes an allergy can suddenly develop. I used Cidal soap for years and years, then suddenly my hands started reacting to it. Soap powders for washing clothes can be a real killer on the skin. My allergic rashes tend to me like small blisters with a clear fluid in them or outwith the hands, then skin can be bright red flashes of irritation that might weep. Doesn't sound like an allergic reaction. |
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