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16 Month Old with Strange Rash
Most adults are thought to have become immune to hand-foot-and-mouth disease in early childhood. As with most infectious diseases, pregnant women should ...
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- go to a different doctor! a friend of mine just called and told me that her daughter has those same symptoms. she spent the morning in the pediatrician's office. what ...
- HI, I am a mom of 5 boys...24-5 yrs old...the white tongue sounds like thrush....but I remember when I was growing up and then my now 17 yr old when he was 6 developed...
- The white coated tongue sounds like a mild case of thrush, but as long as she still drinking and eating, she should be fine. The rash sounds typical of what happens wh...
H1N1 Vaccination
He considers vaccination for diseases such as meningitis, which kills in .... an infectious disease expert, the H1N1 vaccine has 25000 times the level of ...
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- We're not doing it. Until I see Dr. Sears's review I won't even think about it. He expects to have enough info on the shot to post his recommendation in November.
- my uncle is a pediatrician & is recommending it. But also... my husband works with some first responders & was told that a friend of his got the vaccine for work, bu...
- Hi E...I just wanted to say I may be in the minority but me and my husband have chosen NOT to vaccinate our kids for the H1N1.yes we do quaify(we have 2 severely handi...
Alopecia! What Do I Do?
I would take him to another dermatologist, perhaps one who studies infectious diseases. I hope you find a solution. Deborah. Helpful? ...
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- Sounds like alopecia universalis - you need to get into a dermatologist tha will take you serriously asap!!!
- If you need a good chiro in the Grand Prairie area, I have a great one.
- I personally have Alopecia and the key is finding a good Dermatologist. I'm sorry I don't have one as my Alopecia has been in check for almost 3 years now but it isn't...
Very Sick 4 Year Old
She said that if he continues to run a fever of 101 or higher, that we will then go to the Children's Hospital and see an infectious disease doctor. ...
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- Your son has had a fever every six hours since the 31st? Wow! That sounds serious. Does he have a rash with his fever? You might wanna ask the doctor(s) to presc...
- Look him over very carefully, does he have a very light rash? This also happened to my son and 5 days later he broke out with a very light rash, it was Tifus. A diff...
- Hi L., I am not suggesting by any means not to treat your childs fever, but I had to take my daughter to the hospital and as we were waiting for the dr they had pos...
Dr. Asking You to Wear a Mask?
Sep 8, 2009 ... I didn't think nothing of it but other patients waiting looked at her as if she had an infectious disease. Eye contact between these other ...
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- Most doctor's offices I've been in have signs requesting that all patients with a cough wear a mask...suppose it doesn't matter why you are coughing because others won...
- I been to my docter a cuople times last month and anyone with a cuogh or flu like symptoms had to put one on in waiting area im not sure if they had to wear during the...
- It's normal to be asked to wear a mask and it is to protect you and others from spreading germs. I recently had a cough from allergy induced asthma that sounded like ...
"Spots" on My Toddler's Privates
I took him to childrens and they diagnosed him with hand foot and mouth disease and he ... It is a virus that they are infectious for about 10 days to other ...
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- Glad to hear everything is working out. Sometimes you just need a doctor =)
- Yes,Take her to the doctor. It could be not ant bites, but MRSA. She would need antibiotics. Also, I wouldn't use nystatin on it, as it doesn't sound like yeast, but u...
- my son started doing that (he is 2) but it did not look like a normal diaper rash, it was more on his thighs. 2 days later, daycare calls saying come pick him up we t...
Staph Infection
My daughter ended up seeing an infectious diseases specialist at Birmingham Children's Hospital (wonderful!) and one of the things he said that was a ...
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- Years ago I actually had a staph infection on my neck that kept coming back. After 2 rounds of antibiotics with my doctor I went to a dermatologist who gave me an old...
- Staph can be very hard to get rid of. I've had a bunch of friends whose kids have gotten it. One of my coworkers son's got it and his was so bad that the antibiotics w...
- Hi J., We, too, have suffered Staph infections with my little guy who is now 6--he was 4 at the time of his infection. We were habitual with the hibiclens and not ...
HPV High Risk Virus
I have a master's degree in infectious diseases, although I am not an expert by any means in HPV infection. There are over 100 different types of HPV and ...
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- yes, you can pass the virus to him. He may not have it yet, so I'd protect him. Use condoms for now. As for the cervical dysplasia, I've had that. It's removeable/...
- Please call your doctor!! I know personal questions can be embarassing to ask, but doctors don't get embarassed and really want you to ask questions you aren't sure ab...
- I'm going through the same thing right now. You have to go for regualr check ups every 3 months with your OB/GYN. Don't worry, you won't pass anything on to your boy...
22 Month Old Boy Really Need Advice on What Could Be Wrong
We go to infectious disease doctor in a few weeks and I'm wanting to go in with some ideas. Here are a list of his symptoms ...
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- Get some new doctors and go to another emergency room. I don't kow what is wrong but something is and the longer you wait the more for potential damage. Good luck, L.
- Dear A., I am assuming that you have tried to eliminate everything in his environment that is toxic, like household cleaners, laundry products which impact his bedd...
- I would definently take him to Cook's of Children's in Dallas. I am a pediatric nurse and i'm pretty sure if you took him to the ER at a pediatric hospital and told t...
Pregnant & Swine Flu Shot
Oct 21, 2009 ... It has been proven to not even be *safe* by infectious disease doctors. Many are recommending against it across the board. ...
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- Trust your gut, not a doctor. They are not all-knowing, despite popular belief. Do your own research and you will find the clarity you are seeking.
- Dr Oz took the vaccine on air but said in an interview that he was not having his children vaccinated. I would not do it. Sambucol is very effective in combating flu...
- Many people suffer from the flu each year, a lot of them die from it. . .the swine flu vaccine is not "new", it is the same as the normal flu vaccine, but it has the H...
