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Is this chicken pox?

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serafinarose · 16/07/2022 12:26

Ds (7months) has woken up this morning with three spots on his leg.

Initially I thought they were bites, but now wondering if chicken pox. Google just shows me giant rashes so I can't figure out if this is the beginning of it, or whether they are just bites.

He has been a little grouchy the last couple of days, which I just thought was teething.

Thoughts?

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RadFemApparently · 16/07/2022 12:30

I think that does look like CP. It's rife at the minute. Hope he's not too poorly with it.

albairlanda · 16/07/2022 12:41

Hard to tell. How the spots behave will reveal if it's pox. They'll blister and then more spots will appear in stages. They'll be very itchy.

albairlanda · 16/07/2022 12:42

My son was incredibly grouchy before spots appeared

serafinarose · 16/07/2022 13:18

Thanks. I think it probably is. Time will tell I suppose. He's sleepier than normal but no temp.

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Whatsnew2 · 16/07/2022 19:12

Yes, looks like chickenpox to me!

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