Is it chicken pox if...

[Sanskritsista]

... it consists of about 12-15 spots clustered in one space (which look like CP) but the main symptoms are a temperature (at the start) and really really really bad diarrhea?

[dementedpixie]

Sounds like shingles if they are localised in one area

[Lj8893]

Not likely to be shingles if the person in question hasent had chickenpox before.

Which area is it? Hand foot and mouth can sometimes look like chickenpox.

[BrexitSucks]

Diarrhea isn't a usual symptom. ime, The high fever only comes with kids who are plastered with spots and after the CP has been there at least 2 days, not on day 1 with barely any spots.

Give us a pic of the spots?

[dementedpixie]

But you can have had chicken pox without realising it if it was a very mild case

[Crumbs1]

Yes you can have just a few spots - particularly in very young who,retain some maternal immunity. Some children get more of a fever - and it is generally hot anyway. Some get diarrhoea but they can also,get a tummy bug alongside a chicken pox.

[AStickInTime]

Sometimes hand foot and mouth can look like chicken pox.