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Herpangina - anyone heard of it?!

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Jazz48235 · 20/11/2023 10:32

Does anyone have any experience with Herpangina.
This is a virus very similar to hand foot and mouth but without the hand and foot..

My son has been unwell for three days. It started with a very high temperature and then I noticed pinprick red dots on his palate and tongue. I immediately thought strep and got him seen by a doctor ASAP. No doctor could diagnose strep for sure as his tonsils and throat weren't too inflamed, so we were advised to hold off on antibiotics as he'd had a course the week before for a chest infection.
Today, he's feeling better his temperature is back to normal but still seems a little tired.
The red pinprick dots in his mouth now look more like blisters, and have spread onto his lips and around his mouth.
From these symptoms, Google has come up with Herpangina - which I've never heard of.

Any info greatly appreciated.
I've attached a few pics below of his mouth.
The first one was how it looked initially and the other two are from this morning.
Thanks!

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Lcw29 · 11/12/2023 11:17

Did you get to the bottom of it? Only my son has exactly the same! So strange.

Jazz48235 · 11/12/2023 11:25

Lcw29 · 11/12/2023 11:17

Did you get to the bottom of it? Only my son has exactly the same! So strange.

Hi!
We didn't actually get a diagnosis in the end.
I do think it was Herpangina thought.
He was prescribed antibiotics but didn't up taking them and got better very quickly.
After two days his temp has gone and after a week all the spots had too!

Hope you're little one is ok Biscuit

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