6 Yr Old Has Itchy "Pimples" on Buttocks & Inner Thighs

D., if they have a clear bubble over them, it is most likely chicken pox! Even if they get vaccinated there is a strong possibility of a minor breakout. Hope that helps! Calamine lotion and oatmeal baths or soda baths will help the itch. Hope that helps!
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I agree with others. Could very well be chicken pox. If not some kind of contact allergy. Aveeno bath worked for my kids when they had chicken pox.

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D., it could be almost anything from fungal to staph, but my first instinct is chicken pox. Chicken pox usually starts in warm areas and when you give a warm bath more come out. Cp is normally very itchy too. Check areas like under his arm,folds of groin,etc. Does he have it in those areas?Also, children can get chicken pox even though they received the vaccine.I would suggest a doctor visit. In the meantime anything with oatmeal is soothing to the skin. Fill a sock with oats and place it in the tub. Let your son soak in it. You can follow up with an oatmeal lotion. This should decrease the itchiness. Keep us posted.

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Check other warm places of his body, could be chicken pox. they start in warmer areas of the body and then spread all over.

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it is likely eczema. My boys have it...and seems to be more pimple-like on my older son. The doc said it is still eczema (his tends to get really bad on the back of his left knee). Prescription cream (AcidMantle) will be great at nipping it in the bud (may take 2 or 3 days of applying it 2-3 times a day)...then you can just maintain the skin with thicker over the counter type cream (eg aveeno advanced care, aquaphor, eucerin, etc).

Good luck!

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sounds like it could be chicken pox to me.

D.-Sounds like a heat rash. Boys at that age tend to get them more as they outgrow clothes. He may be ready for larger size underwear or looser clothes. Just make sure he stays clean and dry and doesn't scratch his skin down there. It'll cause it to irritate more. Cool is key. Good luck. :)

The son of a friend of mine had strep of the anus. Is there any pain when he has a BM? I'd call the Doc.

did he have an accident recently, maybe wet his bed and didn't tell you. i know when my kids sat in a yucky diaper to long they would get the same thing, just keep the area clean and the will be gone with in a day or two

I had the same thing happen with my daughter. It was hand, foot and mouth. But they can get it on there bums and legs as well. Check his palms, the bottoms of his feet and the inside of his mouth. If this is what it is, it will clear up on its own. I googled it when my daughter had it and it will show pics and duration. I hope this helps.