Possible Chicken Pox - Advice Please

[ChaCha]

DS1 aged 2.5 had high temps for a good few days, GP said nothing to worry about, tonsils a little inflamed but to just keep an eye on him. Temps went down last night but this afternoon have noticed rash all over torso and top of back - have now got emergency appt at 7pm and just wanted to know if this sounds like possible chicken pox? He has a younger brother aged 1.5 and i'm 31 weeks PG. Also flying abroad on Thursday - if it is CP i imagine we cancel the trip? Thanks for advice. Sorry if posting in wrong place too.

[tortoiseSHELL]

Chickenpox tends to be discrete blister-like spots - often a 'master' spot, then other spots spread out from it.

It could be a virus of some kind - either one with a name, or a non-specific one.

[cluckyagain]

Hi - CP has blisters at centre of the spots - get a torch and shine it on the spots - you can then see clearly - if pus or only red then not CP (although not every CP spot has a blister but the vast majority do) If CP def no flying. Have you had CP?

[tortoiseSHELL]

Sorry, clicked post too soon!

Ds2 has chickenpox atm, and it is very much 'spots' rather than 'rash'. He had what the doctor described as a 'measles-like non-specific virus' 2 weeks ago, which was a flat red rash that started on his face, then spread down his neck onto his chest, arms, legs. But some viral rashes start on the torso.

[ChaCha]

Thanks. Yes had CP when I was 21. Worry, worry....