Meningitis!!!! What should we look for?????

[sparklymieow]

DD2 has had chicken pox and now she has a reddish rash that doesn't seem to fade, not sure if this is because of the CP or meningitis..... her temp is 97. and she is sleeping more and doesn't like us touching her

If you have any doubts sparkly gring your out of hours gp and get her looked at - you're right to be worried and most gps would rather you be safe than sorry!! hope everything turns out ok xx

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she seems fine and is talking to us, she is drinking lots.

hands and feet are warm

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she has lots of chicken pox.....

There is an illness that they can get just after chickenpox isn't there ???? Forget what it is, will have a look.

Reyes syndrome was what I was thinking of but her symptoms don't sound like that thankfully.

thats what i thought, she is watching telly, but she hasn't really moved form sofa, she has been so misable the last few days because of the chicken pox and I think that the rash we are seeing is from the chicken pox but never seen it before...

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I think i'd ring nhs direct just to be on the safe side.

its not a spotty rash, looks like blots of paint that haven't been clean off properally, I have tried to clean it in case its lipstick or something but its not coming off.

its on her tummy area

have you done the tumbler test???

yes its not fading but then nor is the chicken pox rash

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have you sparklymieow????????????

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no new medication. She has very senivite skin normally anyway, and has rashes and allergies

Have you given nurofen ? ds has reacted to that in the past.

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looking at it again, it looks like bruising. could the chicken pox go like this??

she is overed from head to top in chicken pox so hasn't like being touched anyway....

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