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Chicken pox? (Pics attached)

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SarahScone · 05/11/2025 15:58

What do we reckon? GP again tomorrow to check.
He had a high temp (but only maxed at 38.5 and not for too long) on Sunday night, doc on Monday as he was out of sorts who diagnosed ear infection and prescribed abx. Then rash developed from yesterday morning. It’s all over arms and legs, loads on hands and feet, a few on face but none on torso and hardly any on bum.
VERY unsettled at night and has been naggy during the day (but I think he’s bored as pouring with rain and we’ve been a bit housebound).
He doesn’t seem to be that itchy…

Chicken pox? (Pics attached)
Chicken pox? (Pics attached)
Chicken pox? (Pics attached)
Chicken pox? (Pics attached)
OP posts:
dementedpixie · 05/11/2025 16:10

More likely to be hand foot and mouth given the presentation of the spots

wobblytwo · 05/11/2025 16:13

Hi OP. My LO has chickenpox at the moment and it doesn’t look much like this. Could it be hand, foot & mouth? I hope he’s okay x

sciaticafanatica · 05/11/2025 16:16

It’s HFM

NearlyDec · 05/11/2025 16:17

HFM

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 05/11/2025 18:40

HFM

SarahScone · 05/11/2025 18:40

Thanks @dementedpixie @NearlyDec @sciaticafanatica @wobblytwo
can it be HFM even when all up and down arms and legs as well? He’s also prone to impetigo so hopefully doesn’t turn into that…

OP posts:
sciaticafanatica · 05/11/2025 18:42

Yes it can go up legs, arms, bottom, inside mouth.
its rife at the moment where I work

tangobravo · 05/11/2025 19:11

Yep HFM

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