Pls doe's anyone know what this is ?

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Hello

This started very small on Saturday and dry on my sons lower cheek ( side of mouth )

I then started putting coconut oil thinking it was eczema but it has gotten way bigger

Does anyone have an idea what it can be pls ?

Thank you

Looks fungal or like shingles
Has he had chicken pox before?

Blisters could be impetigo I’d get him to the doc x

@dementedpixie

Looks fungal or like shingles Has he had chicken pox before?

No he hasn't had chicken pox before

I'm suspecting fungal too but nothing has worked

Impetigo. Keep off school. Get to doctors

Does it itch or hurt or both?
Either way, he needs GP. If it’s shingles the sooner they start antivirals the better.

It looks a lot how facial shingles started for me. Blistery fluid filled rash? Is it v itchy/sore? If it is, getting antivirals asap makes a huge difference. You will get cream OTC but need tablets prescribed to really stop it in its tracks.

Impetigo

Could it be herpes simplex? Google pictures and it looks similar. Most kids pick it up from each other by sharing cups etc x

It's not itchy at all

He doesn't even know it's there

It's impetigo

Herpes simplex or impetigo

Impetigo by the looks of it. Needs antibiotics, do not send to school as highly contagious.

Thank you

Will take him to the doc tomorrow

Looks like impetigo. My older son had that. The doctor didn't tell me to keep him off school, so I dropped him off on the way home. The next I knew was a phone call from the head to come and collect him. He had been writing his news and asked his teacher how to spell impetigo.

Impetigo.

Cold sore? (Herpes simplex). Cold sores look a lot like shingles. Same family of viruses.