DD has a rash that looks pretty much like a mild measles rash. millions of small red raised spots, some of which have little blistery heads, across her torso (started on the front chest, moved down to belly, then onto back), with the odd one or two slightly larger, but not big, spots on her face, ears, neck, buttocks, tops of thighs. Too small and close together and too many to be chicken pox.
She has been grouchy over the weekend in the way i tend to recognise as her becoming unwell. No obvious temp but to be honest I didn't check for it as she just seemed grumpy, then woke yesterday with a dry cough, but largely fine in herself, again just irritable with her brother, quick to get tearful, but it is the end of the school holidays!
Cough a little worse today, but not that bad, no fever or high temp at all, but the spots appeared this afternoon. I noticed a couple on her face earlier in the day but nothing of note (she sometimes gets a spot or two on her face/nose when rundown/has a virus) but DH gave her a bath and didn't notice anything.
DD went diving (DH forgot when she had a bath!) and I didn't notice, but tbh I wasn't paying attention, she got dressed, kissed me, ran off for lesson. When she got out I saw it spread across her upper chest and her diving instructor had noticed and commented on them.
She has in the past had viral rash, but this is more spread across her torso, I am guessing it is probably a viral rash, but any ideas what other things it could be? Mainly as she is due back at school tomorrow and I don't want to send her off to school with something contagious if I can help it! But also, don't want to keep her home either as she is ready to go back
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Illnesses similar to Measles?
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PavlovtheCat · 21/04/2014 21:18
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