Ds had pimply rash under nappy yesterday pm and flat rash up his back. I spoke to my GP who said it sounded like nappy rash, but keep an eye on it etc.
Today my ds's nursery rang to tell me he had a temp of 39.4 I took him to see the dr as he had the same rash down his thighs, some flat rash down the backs of his calves and a blister on his knee. GP said it was chickenpox, but not a typical chicken pox (usually starts behind the ears, apparently and very odd to be confined to nappy area initially). He had a suspected Hand foot and mouth a couple of months back, although that was also very mild, with only a few blisters and none in his mouth, I only agreed with gp diagnosis because a friend's child got the full blown blisters in all 3 paces after visiting us before we knew my ds had it!
So I was wondering if it was possible that he is having a mild attack of chickenpox? If so how long is it likely to last?
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Is it possible to get 'mild' chickenpox?
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Monkeybar · 16/08/2006 21:51
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