What do you think this is? *Gross picture, sorry*

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I'll be brief because I'm shattered.
Fever for two days starting last Monday. Two different diagnosis from doctors and a week of antibiotics as it was still spreading. Antibiotics now finished today and this picture was taken this morning. It's now spreading to the other hand since yesterday.

Any ideas?

Ps Ds is 10 months

Could be impetigo. He had what looked like a cold sore on his top lip last week that the out of hours doc said was impetigo.

It's so confusing because symptoms are muddled due to having multiple infections - the fever could have been caused by the throat infection last week. He had such an awful viral rash, he was pickled

I'm going to google scabies now

Doesn't look like scabies from my google image search. To be honest, his lip didn't really look like impetigo either

Get a doctor on that asap. Mumsnet and google isn't the same can't be too careful with little ones and that looks very nasty

My first thought was hand foot and mouth that is now infected and scabs come off

Presumably the nappies are still properly wet

I think you are completely right to keep going back to get somebody to help you and your little one

Hope you get it sorted

Doctor is on it, I have an appointment for 11.10!

Nappies were pretty dry over the weekend but are beginning to get wetter again now he's beginning to take in more fluids. Still not as full as I'd like but much better

We're moving this over to children's health at request.

OP., we hope DS's appointment goes well and the doctors can get to the bottom of it.

Thanks Lorna.

Just at doctors now.

Updated photo

Wow that looks very nasty, I hope it gets better very soon and the right treatment is given x

Poor baby.
I think it's impetigo. Blistering them the skin falling off. He must be so sore.

Poor lil poppet, hoping it gets cleaned up and heals soon (and you find out what it is, of course!) x

Goodness me your poor baby

I can't believe you've been dismissed by so many doctors I'd be furious! Hope you've gotten somewhere at the GP this morning

Ouch poor Baby.

Hope you get some Better help from the GP today.

I was just popping back to see how you'd got on-it looks really sore.

Hope you're both ok

Goodness me Op your poor baby. Hope it went well at Gp and you’re not getting palmed off again

That looks terrible. Really hope you get some answers and treatment very soon.

Ouch! That looks really sore! Hope the doctor is able to diagnose and treat this morning. x

Rant looks so painful. What did the doc say this time?

Any update how did he get on at the docters?

Poor wee thing

Poor baby! Any news op?

Ouch! Bless him that looks sore, what did the GP say?

Thank you all for checking back. We were sent straight to the children's day unit at the hospital. My GP still says IV antibiotics. We've had obs done by a nurse and history taken by a student doctor. Still waiting to see the pediatrician now.

We're in quarantine and ds is v v bored!

Hopefully they'll get to the bottom of it now.

Poor baby, it looks very open and painful!

Poor baby, that looks really nasty. I hope they sort it out for you