Chicken pox

[Laurz93]

Hi everyone! My little boy was at the doctors Wednesday had a temperature the day before passed it off as teething, he had a spot on his hand then noticed an unusual rash with spots anyway the doctor said it was chicken pox, then the next day it spread like something that didn’t look like chicken pox! Went to care doc was told it was infected chicken pox! It’s very angry looking has anyone’s 14month old ever had it this bad! Thank you!

There's always someone who wants to stick the boot in to a poor stressed mom.
Honestly.

We have chicken pox going round the nursery I work at and in 30+ years of working in childcare, I've never seen such severe cases. A few have been on antibiotics for infected spots. I hope you're little one gets well soon.

@jessiesj99 Chicken pox vaccine doesn't protect against hand foot and mouth and this looks like a severe case of that. My son had it like this, initially misdiagnosed as chicken pox. He had chicken pox much later and it was far less severe, he was much better in himself than he was with hfm

Well, if it isn't chicken pox, then she's still got time to get him vaccinated against it in case he gets it in the future, then I guess.

Take him back if not improved

God you’re really pushing that aren’t you? Leave OP alone.

Dd2 had chickenpox at 6 months, and was literally covered head to foot. We said she didn't have spots; she had spot.
But they were more concerned about ds when he had it aged 3 a few years later, because although he wasn't quite as covered, they were inside too. He had them all over the inside of his mouth and they thought down inside.
They were both pretty miserable though. (dd1 otoh was 3yo, had less than 50 spots and was not ill at all - just gave it to dd2)

I'm not totally convinced it looks like chickenpox from the photos, partially because of how it's concentrated on the arms. Can you see how it's patchy on the arms, and the legs look fairly clear? My experience of chickenpox is that it's covered all over.
OP, can you go back for a second opinion?

I was responding to someone who addressed me. Leave ME alone.

That doesn't look like chicken pox to me. Chicken pox is blisters, those look more like huge red patches.

Hi OP wondering how your little boy is tonight? Whether the antibiotics are kicking in. Hope you are both ok.