My 26 month old has developed spots under her arm (arm pit) that have traveled down her side. This has happened before with 1-2 spots- they start as red inflamed spots that don't hurt or bother her - even to the touch - that within a day or two become less red and seem like they are under the skin, turn a purplish color as they disappear and then they are gone. I've not worried too much before, but this seems different because they are more and it's been about a week since they first came out with more coming out.
This time - she got very acute spots (1/2" around or so) under both underarms about the same time - 2-3. Quickly I noticed (within 1-2 days) spots (1-2" around) lower on her sides toward her belly and back - she looked and felt like she had a fever - nothing over 99.5. She acted sick and clingy - I thought chicken pox - but it didn't seem to get there. They quickly seemed to fade away (like before) - except for the spots on her right side. The original ones faded and became smaller - but this weekend has developed many more spots (small ones) in a cluster along the right side of her rib cage (underarm down to bottom of rib cage). They are red - some (the new ones) seem like they have little tiny heads - but not white - more to a point.
Today - we were shopping - her face became very red and hot to the touch - her body felt hot - but again - no fever - 98.6. (When she was an infant - the left side of her face would become red hot and hot to the touch - but nothing was ever wrong).
I don't know what this is - am planning on calling the MD - but if someone has any ideas - I would really appreciate it!
She has always had pretty sensitive skin - I am pretty good about natural - little to no fragrance body stuff. The MD has seen these spots when they are purplish along her belly/chest and didn't think too much of them. So any ideas would be great! Oh - she has also been sleeping more - about a 1/2 hour longer in am and this weekend a 3 hour nap yesterday (Sat) and 2 and change today - normally naps are 1 1/2 hours tops) and has been acting more tired. She is getting her molars also - maybe that's all it is - but I just got worried when they didn't seem to go away. Thanks!!
Thank you all for your responses. I posted this Sunday night - when I didn't get any responses, I thought no one knew what to say!!! But, on Monday - she was with me at the chiropractor and I mentioned a headache I've had for a week and my husband getting sick every weekend it seems - he asked about Emily, I showed him the spots and he thought environmental toxin - b/c, as some of you mentioned, that is how children rid their bodies of things. He mentioned mold - I told my husband (who is skeptical of homeopathic anything really) - we looked in the basement - and there is mold everywhere! So, I think that is what it is. The spots are calming down - the weather hasn't been as wet (till tonight!) and we've been able to air out the house a bit more. So, we are onto clean up of mold - getting as much ventilation as we can to keep it at bay! I have looked up any and every rash/skin ailment that I can think of - the appearance doesn't fit fifth's, rosacea, chicken pox - possibly atypical coxsackie (but the spots are located under her arm pit and down a little on the rib cage - but not spreading anywhere) - but she's eating great - same as always - although has been sleeping more. So - I do believe mold to be the culprit! I will update if I find anything further!
It could possible just be heat rash - possible allergy to something or it could be scabies - ask the MD what he thinks about either one and if he rules out scabies, ask him to refer you to an Allergist to get some testing done.
that happened to my son last year and the dr. said it was a virus. Just the way it was affecting him.
Maybe she is fighting something and it's just viral
Your story is so similar to mine. We had the exact thing happen with our 22 month old. There were a few spots that came and went away, he had a low fever around 99 for a week then we got spots that stayed longer. We took him to the Dr and were told that it was some sort of virus and either an atypical cocksackie virus (because he did not have any spots on his hands or mouth - just torso) or an atypical chicken pox ( if your child had the chicken pox vaccine it can show up this way and not run the course of full fledge chicken pox) after this appointment my son got sicker and eventually spiked a fever of 104.8 with vomiting and we had to rush him to the hospital. They ran all sorts of blood and urine tests for infections and anything serious and everything was negative. His fever lowered and we were sent home - they too told us it was a virus possibly atypical chicken pox or cocksakie. It took over two weeks for his fever to fully go away and it took longer for a couple of the spots to fade. He is fine now. Your child probably has the same virus and it is something going around the area. Good luck.
Hi M.,
My name is A. Craig and I am a licensed health care practitioner specializing in therapeutic bodywork and nutritional counseling.I have a private practice in New York city. The symptoms your child has may indicate that she has what in Chinese medicine is called internal heat. She is literally hot to the touch and has a red "rash", both indicative of this type of condition. In Western medicine, this would be considered inflammation and may be a response to a food allergy or some environmental pathogen. I can't say, for sure, of course, but if you acupuncturists and/or Chinese herbalists in your area, I recommend you take her for a consultation. Also, an allergist may be able to determine if she has allergies that are causing these symptoms. I hope this is helpful!
Sincerely,
A. Craig,LMT
Hi M.,
My son has the the same thing. I noticed them 2 days ago on his arms, chest and back. I will be taking him to the doctor tomorrow. Let me know how it turns out with your daughter. Hope she feels better soon.
Please take your daughter to the doctor immediately. I don't want to scare you & I hope in your case it is nothing serious, but my friends baby had something similar and it turned out to be a virus that affected her blood causing her platelets to drop dangerously low, which caused these red spots (called petechiae) that had she not taken her to the doctor & let it go, her child could have hemorraged internally if she took a bad fall, she spent two days in the hospital on medication to bring her blood levels back up and is now perfectly fine. Better safe than sorry, have it checked out.
Hi M., You should check with your pediatrician but it could be prickly heat. The weather has not turned cold, is she overdressed? The only other thing could be roseola (fever before the rash) but that is usually around one year old. It is hard to advise when I am unable to see the spots. Let us know! Grandma Mary
Hi M.,
I really have no clue, obviously you will call the pediatrician and have her checked thoroughly, but in the mean time, I'll keep you and that beautiful girl in my thoughts...be sure to let us know what happens! Hopefully it's just a rash, my dd had them all the time as a baby.
J.
I would call the doctor ASAP, especially if it's scarlet fever. She could also have a food allergy, or something else that needs to be assessed. Hopefully it's just a skin irritation, but I would always call the doctor with a strange rash.
I read that you found mold in your basement and that sounds like your problem. However, just look at Muluscum.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/molluscum/faq/everyone.htm
It is a virus and is contagious. Just a thought.
D. V
You should definitely take her to the doctor. My daughter has sensitive skin and I didn't think anything when she had a slight rash that looked like a heat rash. But luckily her daycare will not allow the kids to come back until they have been seen by a doctor. Her rash turned out to be Scarlet Fever. She had absolutely no other symptoms except the rash. Scarlet Fever is very dangerous, so now I appreciate why daycare centers take rashes so seriously.
My personal experience has been that even the best doctors will not diagnose rashes over the phone....there are so many, caused by so many different things. Our child had one rare rash that our doctor told us he only sees about once a year, and he's at a large hospital which sees tens of thousands of patients. He pulled out a textbook with a picture to refresh his memory and to be certain it matched what he saw. It could be related to a virus, food allergy, tick bite....any one of a number of things. I would either see your primary care physician or a dermatologist without delay.
Sounds like chicken poxs, but I'm not a doctor. Call the Pediatrician and make an appointment.
I went through something similar with my daughter. She would get red spots too in certain areas. Turned out she's allergic to Nickle and the snaps on some of her outfits are made of Nickle.
Nanc
Good grief call her doctor NOW!!!
M.,
Could it be Fifths Disease? My 10mo had it at 7mo and i had no idea she contracted it nor was developing it. Her rash was faint and slightly raised in places. She had no fever, but was irritable and clingy. It disappeared after a few days and luckily DS did not catch it. Just a thought... hope you figure out what's ailing DD soon :)
All the best,
M.
My 4 yr old started w/some type of something last Wed & to me it looked like chicken pox. We cancelled our flight out for my dad's wedding because without being 100% sure I wasn't taking any chances. As soon as I gave her an oatmeal bath Wed afternoon they appeared just like chickenpox. Because our pediatrician won't see children w/them we weren't sure but then I developed them on me and so did my husband. We have both had chicken pox so it turned out to be something viral I guess. We went to the dr's today and he gave us the all clear so she's returning to school tomorrow and the bumps my husband and I have (like the ones she had) must be something viral. Good luck w/your daughter. Not sure if you're trying the oatmeal baths, but they work wonders & are fine w/sensitive skin. Sorry I couldn't help you out anymore, but just figured I'd let you know you're not crazy!
The skin is our biggest elimination organ. If it isn't a virus, she might be detoxifying a dangerous substance in her body that shouldn't be there. I would certainly want to rule out an illness by taking her to the doctor for a diagnosis. If he doesn't find anything wrong, then take her to a homeopath who are well-trained to get rid of such things.
If she's had a vaccine recently, it might be a reaction to that. If she's had one, ask the doctor to read the insert that comes with the vaccines (SOMETHING ALL PARENTS SHOULD DO BEFORE VACCINATING) or look online for the side effects of vaccinations (put the specific name in of whatever one she's had).
It could be an allergy to a laundry detergent, material she's wearing or even food. The possibilities are endless. Doctor first, then naturopath or homeopath would be my suggestion.
Can you please let us know what happened when you find out?
S. Hoehner
www.sharethecause.com/detoxqueen
My daughter has had this a few times. Tested for Strep recently and tested for all allergies in the past. They told me that the rash is actually AFTER she has probably had a virus and that this is how her body releases the toxins. So your daughter may have been sick and is actually now on the mend. If your doctor finds anything else, please post so that I can feel better with this diagnosis. (warm baths seem to help too)
