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Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / July 2008Kids have sores in corners of their mouths -- help!
Has anyone had experience with their kids having small sores at the corners of their mouths? Two of my kids suddenly developed them in the past week and they seem painful. They seem similar to the pictures of "perleche" that I've seen online. I'm planning on calling the doctor today, but sometimes mothers have more reliable answers than doctors. :) What will help these sores go away? Thanks! Bryna Canker sores perhaps or cold sores? My oldest gets cold sores every now and then.  SignatureSue (mom to three girls) > Has anyone had experience with their kids having small sores at the > corners of their mouths? Two of my kids suddenly developed them in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Bryna > Canker sores perhaps or cold sores? My oldest gets cold sores every now and > then. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > - Show quoted text - They're not cold sores or canker sores -- they're on the outside of the corners of their mouths, kind of like they're "extending" their mouths, and they're open sores. I've seen cold sores and these look different, plus they're on both sides of the mouth. Thanks for replying, though! Bryna >> Canker sores perhaps or cold sores? My oldest gets cold sores every now and >> then. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Bryna Have they been eating Mr. Freezies?, the corners of the plastic when their eating it tend to cut the corners of your mouth....my friends son had sores on both sides of his mouth and it was spreading because he would keep touching it (because it was bothering him)...the doctor told her that this was the case....not sure if thats what it is but thats one thing which can cause it. >>> Has anyone had experience with their kids having small sores at the >>> corners of their mouths? �Two of my kids suddenly developed them in >>> the past week and they seem painful. HAve they been eating a lot of fruit lately? It could be a reaction to fruit acids. If they have been playing in the dirt, it could be bacteria from the dirt. I have seen what you describe on kids, both summer and winter, but never knew what it was. My kids never had it. gloria p > Has anyone had experience with their kids having small sores at the > corners of their mouths? Two of my kids suddenly developed them in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Bryna I've seen impetigo look like what you described. If both kids have it, it's probably something contagious, which "perleche" is not. > > Has anyone had experience with their kids having small sores at the > > corners of their mouths? �Two of my kids suddenly developed them in [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I've seen impetigo look like what you described. If both kids have it, it's > probably something contagious, which "perleche" is not. Oh, it's not? I had no idea -- I've never dealt with mouth sores before. Thanks for clearing that up (no pun intended!) Bryna On Jul 2, 9:36�pm, "dejablues" <dejabl...@comcast.net> wrote: > "Bryna" <bryna...@aol.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > it's > probably something contagious, which "perleche" is not. Oh, it's not? I had no idea -- I've never dealt with mouth sores before. Thanks for clearing that up (no pun intended!) Bryna Has it been dry where you are lately? Its entirely possible that their lips are dry and chapped and the corners are splitting when they open their mouths wide i.e. taking a bite of something, yawning, laughing and smiling. You could try putting chap stick or moisturizer on them. HTH Angela > Has anyone had experience with their kids having small sores at the > corners of their mouths? Two of my kids suddenly developed them in > the past week and they seem painful. They seem similar to the > pictures of "perleche" that I've seen online. I'm planning on calling > the doctor today, but sometimes mothers have more reliable answers > than doctors. :) What will help these sores go away? Thanks! Hi Bryna, Yes, if it is not cold sores, I had something similar as a child. In my case it was caused by a combination of stress / poor diet. Contagious and difficult to get rid off. Basically, you need to let it scab over, and the scab fall of by itself. Virtually impossible for anyone under 10. I am positive a doctor would have something to help it heal sooner, my mum used mercurachrome. Marcelle > > Has anyone had experience with their kids having small sores at the > > corners of their mouths? �Two of my kids suddenly developed them in [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Marcelle Yikes -- I'm waiting for a call-back from the doctor's office and hope there will be an easy remedy. My kids have a pretty good diet, though, and I don't think they're under too much stress (the two-year- old is being toilet-trained, but that's just stressful for *me*!) -- I wonder what could be causing it. Thanks! Bryna |
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