two fridays ago my son(5) was under the weather and slpt half the day away. since then he has been fine execpt for the little bit of stuffiness. last night i noticed that he had a pimple just under his lip. now it looks almost like a cold sore. there are also more pimples and red spots over his face. the do not hurt him or itch or anything.
i guess my question is what can this be? rosacea? i need help.
What you are discribing sounds a lot like a form of herpes. They start out looking like pimples and develop into blisters which scab over and disapear. It is a viris in your sysetem which will never go away, but can go dormant and may reappear durring times of illness or stress. If it is herpes make sure he washes his hands everytime he touches his face. It can spread quickly to other areas.
When my daughter had 'spots' on her face, I thought it was going to be chicken pox, but the doctor said it was a rash that can go along with a virus.
I would also look up hand/foot and mouth- My kids have never had it but a friend of mine's daughter had sores in her mouth and was lethargic. I think that disease just runs its course but as always talk to a dr
Beth
Sounds like a virus that may still be in his system and has to take it's course. Over the summer, my son broke out all over in a rash. It got worse with the heat. After a few days and no medicine, it went away. My niece breaks out with cold sores often, but she has MRSA.
Take him to the dr. to get him diagnosed. Could be a couple things..... First thing that comes to mind is 5th disease (one of the rash/illnesses that a child can get)- it's a pretty benign condition, can be a bit itchy but the biggest concern is exposure to a pregnant person. Many times, it's on the trunk of the body, arms or it appears on the face - it's also known as "slapped cheek syndrome or disease" because of the ruddy appearance that it has on the cheeks. This rash can occur after a small bout of illness. It can also give the appearance of looking kind of lacy. Here are some pictures.
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/Hardin/md/dermnet/fifthdisease56...
Another thing to consider, does your son have or had a sore throat, stomach ache, low grade fever - have you ruled out Strep, when untreated can lead to Scarlet fever, which produces a rash?
Also, food allergy or exposure to something may give him a rash and benadryal could help.
It's always best to contact you dr. and start working backwards to think of any other symptoms or exposure to anything that he may have had to cause this because the dr. will want this information. If you don't go to the dr., at least see your local Pharmacist because they may have dealt with this in the neighborhood and may be able to give you the advise that you need to treat the rash. They are a wealth of knowledge! Good luck.
Because you describe the sores on his mouth, I would think Hand/Foot/Mouth disease. Usually not serious, just a viral thing. Here is a link from the CDC that discusses the symptoms, treatment, etc...http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/hfhf.htm
Give your ped a call, but if he suspects one of the common virus/rash things he probably won't need to be seen.
It could also be fifths disease (slapped-cheek)or roseola.
