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spots on my 17 month old

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greedygreedyguzzler · 10/03/2009 20:12

my dd is 17 months and has some spots in her nappy area, knees and elbows and they seem to be spreading but very slowly. they came up 2 days ago and she has been grumpy but she is also teething and is always grumpy when teething.
i am almost 100% sure they are not chicken pox cos all 3 of my kids had them last year and she in particular got a really bad case of them.

she doesnt have a temperature, and some of them are like proper spots with heads on,
so what could they be?
any ideas?

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fifitot · 11/03/2009 20:52

Do they look like warts a bit? That is, not red but flesh coloured or whiteish? Could be molloscum contagium. Google for images.

If so, it is harmless but sticks around for a while. Best to get a proper diagnosis though.

greedygreedyguzzler · 12/03/2009 10:09

took her to the docs and it is hand foot and mouth disease. at least i know now, even if there is no treatment!

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