We have a call in to the pediatrician but thought another mommy may have had this experience too. Tonight while feeding my 15 month old, I noticed a huge blister/lesion on his gum. It's sticking up so high that I thought he had something in there. It doesn't seem to bother him - he ate avacado, sweet potatoes and cheerios for dinner, all of which he's had before. Any thoughts what it could be?
EDIT - thanks for the responses. He's not had a fever and it doesn't seem painful to him, which is why I didn't think hand-foot-mouth initially. Pediatrician suspects a tooth is trying to come through and blister will be reabsorbed when it pokes through or we'll have to go to a pediatric dentist to have it drained? I've never heard of such a thing! Said they would check him at next well visit (which was already scheduled for Tuesday) so I'll update once they see it.
Pediatrician said sometimes this happens as a tooth is pushing up and can occur months before the tooth actually comes in. Since Tuesday his molar has broken through - it's just odd because it's not the next tooth in succession. Learn something new every day, right?!
If he gets more... hand, foot, and mouth disease, keep an eye out.
We just dealt with Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease also known as Coxsackie Virus with both our kids.....and it seems to be going around in lots of different areas.
It is JUST a virus that has to run it course, but is contagious. There is usually a low grade fever for about 2 days and then blisters form on the hands, and/or feet, and/or mouth, and/or butt. It affects children usually under 5 and adults either don't get it or get a lesser form of it. You just treat the symptoms.
Keep an eye on it and if he's had a fever recently it is probably this.
I'm with Sandy, if he gets more it could be hand, foot & mouth. Not dangerous at all but contageous. Are you sure it's not a fever blister or canker sore?
My daughter just had a blister on her bottom lip. It didn't hurt her, it just looked awful. It also didn't go away. Her pediatrician said it was a mucoid cyst. It has to be removed by a dentist. The dentist just number her lip and removed it with a little laser. It didn't hurt her to have it removed, but she didn't like it either. The dentist could have put her to sleep, but as she's 6, numbing was the best option. A mucoid cyst is just a blocked saliva duct/gland. No one knows why they occur, but apparently they are common. They are harmless. You just don't want them bitten off. I was also told they can get bigger and smaller based on the saliva that collects in it. I wish I had gone to the dentist first, since I had to pay both medical professionals and only one could help. My daughter's looked like it was a blister, it was almost perfectly round, about the size of a pencil's eraser. Look online for mucoid cyst and see if it isn't what's in your son's mouth. Within one day or so, you couldn't even tell it had ever been there. The whole thing took less than 30 minutes to do. It would have been less if my daughter hadn't squirmed around. I hope this helps.
2 girlsallmine's got it right. Seems to be going around.
