Do children sometimes have a different rash at the start of chicken pox?

[InternationalFlight]

Asking as ds2 has had a virus type thing for almost a week now, and is still very spotty all over but it didn't seem like chicken pox...however my friend says she thought that's what it was, and I can see some of the spots have tiny scabs on them...I mean really tiny.

He has one on his ear which is bigger and redder with a yellowy middle, but that only came up today. The rest have been tiny weeny splodgy bumps.

It's a bit confusing, he was exposed to chicken pox about 3 weeks ago.

Can it start off with a different kind of rash then gradually, sort of, evolve?

[bigchris]

sounds like it to me
Id take him to the gp
or is that frowned upon if there are preggers ladies in the waiting room?

[InternationalFlight]

Cheers...think frowned on is right.

We went to the GP last night (out of hours) who had no idea what it was.

It's a bit odd. Maybe he just has a virus after all.

Think the ear spot is fading anyway now I've looked again.

I was kind of hoping he would get it now, iyswim...easier when they are smaller i think.