My son is not running a fever, does not complain that he itches but he has spots and new ones have shown up over the past two days. He has a total of 6-8 spots on his abdomen, back,bottom and leg they look like bug bites and two have seemed to have bursted and now are scabbed over. So the spots look like chicken pox but the symptoms do not. He did get vaccinated when he was younger but I know they can still get them. Do I take him to the doctor or just keep him home? He did complain of stomach pains a week ago, dont know if that is relevant.
If you suspect chicken pox take him in so they can confirm, he is highly contagious as long as he has spots and you have to keep him isolated. Be careful too if you had chicken pox as a child you can get shingles which in adults can be very painful! :) I have had them.
You can get the pox even with the shot, just very minor symptoms and not as severe of an illness, so that may very well be chicken pox. I would take him in.
We don't do the chicken pox vaccine just for this reason. When I taught preschool we had the same situation where a parent had their child vaccinated and then the same child broke out in a few spots. The whole preschool ended up with them including all the kids that had been vaccinated. It seemed that the strain was just resistant to the vaccine. My older two got them the natural way and neither of them had a problem. The only thing holding my younger two from getting them that way is finding someone who has them so please come rub your kid on mine.
My son just went through chicken pox and it does sound like that is what your son has. I was told (by the nurse) not to bring him in because it's highly contagious and they wouldn't want other kids, especially infants and pregnant women catching it at the doctor's office.
We kept children's benadryl and oatmeal bath around in case he needed it. Keep him out of the sun. It lasts 7-14 days. Our 4yr old daughter did not catch it from him even though they were together the whole time he was sick. (we live in a small apartment so it's hard to keep them seperate.)
My son didn't itch and had around 30 bumps. He got an unusual headache about 3 days before the first bump appeared, other than that he had no fever and no other symptoms. It was a mild case that lasted about 6-7 days. Someone told me that if you catch it after vaccination then it normally isn't too bad of a case. Hopefully it is mild for your son too.
My 6 year old broke out with chickenpox after having the vaccination plus the follow up vaccination. Everything I read said one out of 10 children still get chickenpox after being vaccinated. I went to a doctor and received a note to stay home for about 10 days, so as not to infect others. Since he had the vaccination, the spots appeared smaller than I remember. He had about 30 mostly on his stomache, neck and back plus some on his bottom. He did itch, but not as much as I remember itching with chickenpox! I used the spray benadryl and the oral children benadryl. Both seemed to help!
Oh, yes, it would be a good idea to check with the doctor. Some diseases just don't play fair. You don't always get a temperature increase ahead of time to warn you that something's coming! There are other "spots" than chicken pox. Your doctor's office is part of your "smart network"; go ahead and use it when you have interesting questions like this one.
Has your child been in a hot-tub/ hot pool? There is something called "hot-tub folliculitis" which looks like chicken pox on the skin. My son had this a few years ago when exposed to a hot tub while on vacation. We were sure he had the chicken pox until the doctor confirmed otherwise. I would take him into the doctor as he may need antibiotics to get rid of them. At least get advice if this is something his body can get rid of without antibiotics. Good luck!
Sounds like chicken pox to me-- the way you describe them, and esp. where they're located. (I've had more than my fair share of pox experience-- I've gotten them twice-- once as a child and again as an adult). Best to take him to the doc and get him checked. Good luck!!
both my kids had the vaccine, they both got Chicken Pox this last fall. I would take him in just to be safe, that way if he has it you can contact anyone he has been around in the last 2 weeks.
Neither of my boys had any other symptoms, just the spots. Cody had 6 or 7 spots, and Colton had about 30. The difference was that somehow Colton did not get his second shot. and Cody did.
Not all kids get all symptoms. And if he had the vaccination it could be a milder version. But, at the very least call your dr. They should be able to tell you if you need to come in.
My rule of thumb is, when in doubt, call. It's better to be overcautious and safe than let something serious go.
We just went thru the exact situation with our daughter. She had about 10 chicken pox. They never did blister like chicken pox. I called the school and the secretary said that the chicken pox had been going around and my daughter was the 14th case. The vaccine can make the systems and number of pox less. Every one of the cases at our school had been vacinated. Basically, my daughter was fine but had to miss a week of school so she wouldn't spread them. It went thru our second grade and thru our church ward. Luckily, none of my other kids got them.
I didn't take my daughter to the doctor. I talked to the school and other moms that were going thru it. I would just call your pediatrician and get his/her opinion on whether or not they would like to see her.
I would bring him in. Chicken pox vaccine does have to be renewed. But since he is only 4 I think it is something else. It could be a staph infection in the skin from bites. Do they look infected at all? I would just get them checked, or at least call the dr and explain if the copay is just too much right now.
Hang in there!
if he got vaccinated then his symptoms may be lessened, but they could still be most definitely chicken pox - check with your dr.
Hi,
I've personally had hives for over a few weeks now.
Initially, my doctor thought it could be shingles until it spread to both sides. My kids do not have any spots and now as my hives have gone away my husband has hives.
My kids have a cold / stomach flu, but no hives like my husband & I have. In my oppinion, I think there is a viral illness going around that can include a cold, flu and possible hives. Not sure what we have, but hopefully soon we'll find out. I had a blood count taken at the time and it seemed the white and red cells were of normal count so this is an unusual illness, but brings about fatigue as well. Good luck with getting a diagnosis. Hopefully, it'll work itself out and be fine.
Wishing you the best!
K.
There are many illnesses that can cause skin rashes or eruptions, take your child to the Dr. and find out what is wrong.
