I watch a little girl who will be 2 yrs. in a couple of weeks. She has had a runny nose for 2 wks. And now her nose looks like it a big scabb, she also has a blotchy rash on her face. Her mom doesn't seem very observant about the child. I am wondering if anyone can tell what "enpatago" (I know I didn't spell it right). I've heard of it but don't really know what it is. I'm concerned fot the other childern I watch.
thank you all for the advise, and the website info. I have read some and will pass it on to her mother. I've already been extra careful with hand washing, and she doesn't share her sleep area with anyone anyway. So hopefully her mom will get treatment for her soon.If this is what she has. thanks again, B.
thank you all again. When the mother picked her up I pointed out that I thought it might be impetigo. I also told her I would not be able to watch her until it was cleared up. I go over all surfaces in the evening with bleach water, and constantly wash my hands. I even use anti bac. hand solution on myself and the childern. The doc. said that's as much as you can do. So thanks again! B.
It does sound like emphantigo (and I didn't spell it right either). This is a very contagious disease. I would tell the mother she needs to take the child to a doctor, the way you state the rash is spreading is how it spreads. Tell her until she has seen the doctor for the safety and health of the other children you can not watch the child as of today.
B.,
Impetigo is a bacterial infection of the skin caused by streptococci or staphylococci and marked by yellow to red weeping and crusted or pustular lesions especially around the nose, mouth and cheeks or on the extremities. The disease is common in children and adults and may develop after trauma or irritation to the skin. For the treatment you topically applied mupirocin ointment or oral agents such as dicloxacillin or cephalexin provide effective therapy. For the patient care, the appearance, location and sitribution of lesions are documented aong with any associated symptoms (pruritus, pain). Family members are taught to keep the skin clean and dry, removing exudate 2 to 3 times daily by washing the lesions with soap and water; warm saline soaks or compresses may be applied to remove stubborn crusts. Patients and families are taught the importance of not sharing washcloths, towels or bed linens, the need for thorough handwashing and the urgency for early treatment of any purulent eruption to limit spread to others. Non-prescription antihistamines may be used to reduce itching. The fingernails should be cut and if necessary mittme s applied to prevent further injury if the patient is unable to avoid scratching. Diversional activities appropriate to the patient's developmental stage are encourage to distract from local discomforts. The school nurse of employers is notified of the infection and family members are checked for evidence of impetigo. The patient can return to school or work when all lesions have healed.
I hope this helps.
Sue
If you are concerned about this being impetigo, you might want to approach her mom and point it out. If she doesn't seem worried, don't let her child come back until she has a doctor's note saying that she's okay to come back. Regardless of what it is, it might be the only way she'll get treatment for her condition, and it will prevent the other children from getting it as well.
Are you asking about 'impetigo'? A quick search on WebMD.com will give you all the information you need to know.
you need to go to www.kidshealth.org and search for Impetigo
this site is wonderful for all questions regarding health and children
B...That sounds exactly like empetego(sp),,,and it is very very contagious. I urge you to talk to her mom because she needs to be on antibiotics. I keep a supply a bacuban on hand for my son for when it flairs up.If she touches it when it is flaired it can pass to other parts of her body as well to others.you can never get rid of it and if I remember right it is part of the herpes family(like a cold sore).My son's usually flares when he is sick and not feeling well.Please bring it to the attention of her mother for her sake and others~K.
If the skin around the nose is dried and peeling or chaffing, from blowing the nose soo much, try some chapstick on it. I found chapstick does wonders on the dried skin around the nose when it is so sore and cracking.
I would say this little girls problem sounds like more than just runny nose. Encourage the mother to seek the doctors help.
My son just recently had impetigo twice and it is very common on the face and around the nose. For him, it started out as small red marks that quickly turned into sores that then scab over with a yellow crust. To see pictures, you can look it up online, but it is very contagious, so if you're worried about it, wash your hands every time you touch her and try not to share toys until you find out what it is.
Go on webmd.com. It's spelled I think impentago or something close to your and my spelling. I had a 2 year old get it once under my care. It was on his feet and the mother insisted it was an allergy to the carpet. So I kept his socks on and it got worse. I found out the other kids could have gotten it. There was another family in the apartment complex whose 2 children got it. We thought he got it from them. Not the other way around. She eventually got a anti itch creme from the doc which seemed to take care of it. This is going back about 30 years so things and ideas could have changed.
Good luck. Go online and if it is something print out the info and insist she take her son or you wilkl no longer be able to watch him. You need to think of the other children under your care as well. I am sure you need the money but think what would happen if they all got it and the other parents blamed you.
The word might get out and put an end to your child care business. Just a word of advise. Parents can be funny.
oh that poor girl. I get impetago on my nose anytime i have a cold and it is very painful and itchy and from what i know highly contagious and it's like cold sores once you get it you will always get it and all you can do is treat it when you do. it needs an open wound in order to show up though, and is pretty isolated from what i have seen. hence the reason kids or even adults get it on their noses when they get colds, kids pick and open a sore and blowing your nose can cause raw open skin as well. it will clear up on it's own though it takes awhile, just like any other scab, and unless it's open and pussy it won't spread to your other children and even then it would take contact with an open wound on them. webmd can tell you more but i do know it is not pleasant, i started getting it after my DD got her ears pierced and came down with it.
You mean impetigo?? That is a Bacterial Infection of the skin that has pustules and/or blisters That rupture and become crusted over(sorta looks like scaly skin peeling off) with a yellowish tint. Its HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS!!! A staphylococcal Skin infection at that.
