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What is this? Cold sore/HFM/impetigo?

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Diddumms · 16/09/2023 08:32

My toddlers face he had what I thought was a cold sore but now looks like this!

What is this? Cold sore/HFM/impetigo?
What is this? Cold sore/HFM/impetigo?
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DustyLee123 · 16/09/2023 08:38

Looks more like impetigo

Diddumms · 16/09/2023 09:03

Will try get him to a pharmacy, thanks

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allgrownupnow · 16/09/2023 10:32

Yes, I would say impetigo too.
I think you need to call the gp for antibiotic cream - I did with dd a few months ago.

allgrownupnow · 16/09/2023 10:33

Just to add, I thought hers was a cold sore at first too, looked like that at the start, then grew and spread. But also totally healed up quite quickly

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