DS (almost 3yo) started developing a rash last Monday. On first day he had 3 tiny spots on his neck so I assumed they should be some kind of insect bites (we are in holidays at the moment).
On Tuesday he had 4 more at his back but again, they looked more like mosquito bites than anything else, however, that night I realised he had some blisters starting to form under his tummy. Spots have continue to appear since then. Some of them have developed into blisters and have bursted and crusted over, others remain like red dry spots in other areas but he has his face, neck, back, chest and tummy covered in them and has a few extra ones in arms and legs.
DS seems happy if not a little clingy, he has had no fever so far, but the things continue to appear. I assume that is chickenpox season around here as two of my nephews had it a couple of weeks before we arrived (or so I have been told!), but I also visited an aunt who kissed DS having a cold sore in her mouth . I know that children with eczema are particularly sensitive to this virus, and the rashes appeared 13 days after the kiss. Would it be possible that DS has shingles instead of chickenpox? he also has sore spots in his tongue.
We were meant to fly back to England next Sunday, and I need to change our flight now, can anybody throw any light if this is shingles or chickenpox? I guess the new travel date depends totally on that.
Any answers will be highly apreciated.