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MEASLES - Is the rash made up of pinpricks red spots???

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yackertyyack · 23/06/2006 13:25

Hope somebody can tell me.....DS has been asleep ALL morning and has fever and is very lathargic. Just got him up and he has a pin prick red rash all over his torso and arms......does anyone know if this could be measles??? Just to add to the pot I am 37wks pregnant and not immune from it!! Have an apointment at drs at 4 but just a bit concerned until then!!!! ANyone??

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WigWamBam · 23/06/2006 13:43

My dd had measles recently. The rash started off as small, individual spots but quickly became more blotchy and the spots less easily defined - they all seemed to merge together. She also had a slight fever, a dry cough, red eyes and a runny nose. The other thing you can look for is little white spots inside your ds' mouth.

My GP said that most rashes that look like measles aren't actually measles; there are dozens of illnesses that can cause similar spots, and usually there's no identifiable cause. But if he has the white spots in his mouth then it's definitely measles.

Hope the GP can put your mind at rest, and that your ds feels better soon.

Blu · 23/06/2006 13:46

Yes, I think it is.

Google 'measles rash' and you will get some descriptions and symptoms - and some photos.

Blu · 23/06/2006 13:47

Can you call your Dr before you go and tell them you think it might be measles? Someonme took a child with C'pox recently, and they fast-track you thourgh to avoid you sitting in the waiting room and spreading it!

me23 · 23/06/2006 13:47

hi found out d dhas measles today, her spots are tiny pin prick ones at the moment, but she only developed the rash today so they could still change to blotchy ones,can you go to the doctors now esp as you are not immune? or call nhs direct,
hope ds and yourself are ok.

yackertyyack · 23/06/2006 14:18

cheers guys....dr is seeing me as soon as they open....fingers crossed it is something non contageous!!
ME23 hope you dd feels better soon!

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fullmoonfiend · 23/06/2006 14:24

Are the spots deep red/purpley? Can you do the glass test now, just to be on safe side? (Roll glass onto rash and if it 'disappears' under pressure, it's nothing too serious.

mythumbelinas · 23/06/2006 14:27

Oh yacks, hope you and bump will be okay. Does sound like ds has the measles though.
I had got measles when i was 19 (and i remember a child infront of me on the escalator covered in rash/spots a few says before!) and i had fever, v lathargic with pin prick red rash all over my arms and torso .. went a&e to be told it was measles.
Let us know how the GP appt goes
all the best xx

yackertyyack · 23/06/2006 14:50

Thumbs...that was not what I wanted to hear!! The more I look at it the more little spots there seem to be!! Spoke to my midwife who said that because I was so close to delivery there is nothing they could do to stop me or db getting it!!!! I am hopeing that it may be heatrash!!!! but his other symptoms are runny nose, cough, diahorrea, very sleepy and slight conjunctivitous eyes!! Poor little mite he does look soory for himself!!

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sugarfree · 23/06/2006 14:56

Oooh,sorry,but the rest of the symptoms do sound measle-y.

Piffle · 23/06/2006 15:09

measles usually is a REALLY high temp, but it does sound a lot like my dd when she ahd it
She slept for a week

ediemay · 23/06/2006 15:24

I hope it turns out not to be measles. My DS had roseola which is a virus with a very fine rash and a temperature - but as Piffle said, measles usually brings a very high temp.

I hope he's all better soon and good luck with your baby!

Blu · 23/06/2006 15:32

Has he had MMR - or single M?

yackertyyack · 23/06/2006 15:37

No he hasn't had his MMR as when we went to have it he had a chesty cough and the nurse wouldn't give it to him!!!

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LadyTambaOfTambaTown · 23/06/2006 16:02

Do the glass test as suggested just to be on the safe side.

Hope he gets better soon.

Piffle · 23/06/2006 16:18

dd got measles the week she was due her mmr jab
hope your ds is ok yack

foxinsocks · 23/06/2006 16:21

hope doctors can tell you what it is

ds was covered in a pin prick red rash all over his body (also started on his torso and arms). We only saw the doctor at a later stage for something else but turns out it was probably a version of slapped cheek (which can have a lacy red rash but for some reason, can look like a pin prick rash aswell)

hope it isn't measles for both your sakes!

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