Am I being unreasonable to think these are chicken pox?

[gingerandproud4always]

Hi all,

Am I being unreasonable to think the photos attached are chicken pox? My husband isn't so sure?

Ars they just on the legs?

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Are they fluid filled blisters? Can't tell from that distance. If they are then probably CP.

Chicken pox are more like blisters on the skin. These look like bites.

I'll call GP today. There's a few elsewhere but not many. Few on her face. Thank you!

As someone said above, it's fairly unusual for them to just be on legs. It often starts on the body first.

Were there fluid filled blisters that have burst and gone scabby?

Looks more like some sort of excema - I am not a doctor though. (If gp call doesn't help take the pictures to your pharmacist.)

So are they fluid filled?

No need to call GP for CP.

Generally with chicken pox, you get a few spots, think “is this it?” then within the next 12 hours, you know.

Worth a call to a GP if you remain unsure?

I want to say yes they are but honestly they don’t look like pox

Could it be molluscum contagiosum? It doesn’t spread around the body quickly like CP does.

Chicken pox generally starts on the abdomen and the spots are tiny, red, and very obviously fluid filled. And within a few hours they have multiplied...

I agree that within 12-24 hours you’ll know if it is.
It’s nothing that needs urgent medical care either way. Don’t send to nursery though.

It’s not molluscum contagiosum. It could be chicken pox. The fluid filled blisters of chickenpox burst quite easily. As there are some on face it makes it more likely.

If the child is well I’d wait 24 hrs and see if it becomes more clear.

How were they today @gingerandproud4always ?