Posted on 10/16/2014 11:12:00 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX
He needs to see a specialist. There are doctors, nurses and others here who can tell you much more.
Is it possible that he got into any poison ivy?
Maybe he is allergic to something?
Prayers
If the lesions are small, it sounds like a possibility of a scarletina rash, but he needs to be checked out.
First thing that jumped into my head when reading your post, was Rheumatic fever...has that been ruled out?
You could search this site:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/scarlet_fever.html
Health/life BTTT for FReeper consideration.
Thank you for the link. It is one of the things we considered. He has some of these symptoms but others don’t match. I will mention this possibility to my daughter again so she can ask the doctor.
As far as I am concerned, they should consider anything and everything until they can rule them out.
Allergic? As in allergic to bed-bug bites possibly?
Sounds similar to the first stages of chicken pox, before the actual lymph filled blisters appear. I had it as an adult. Chest rash, mild fever and lassitude. I consulted a supposed doctor who said I might have fleas in my bedding and suggested bug spray. I still think about that medical quack from time to time.
No, he hasn’t gotten into anything. Early on, he was given Benadryl in case it was an allergic reaction to somehthing and that had no effect.
Thank you for the idea though.
Sounds exactly like scarlet fever, exactly.
Find a better doctor, sheesh.
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-scarlet-fever-basics
He needs antibiotics.
Prayers up for him.
Has he possibly been bitten by a vole? His symptoms sound like those of a child from church who was bitten on his farm. He had tularemia.
A friend of mine was just diagnosed with cellulitis. A small cut in the skin became infected with a staph germ.
. . . What causes cellulitis?
http://www.webmd.boots.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/cellulitis
Cellulitis can be caused by many types of bacteria. The most common is staph (Staphylococcus aureus), followed by strep (Group A Streptococcus). A form of cellulitis caused by strep is called erysipelas; it is characterised by a spreading hot, bright red circumscribed area on the skin with a sharp raised border. Cellulitis from a dog or cat bite or scratch may be caused by the Pasturella multocida bacteria, which has a short incubation period of between four and 24 hours. . . .
Cystic fibrosis w/subsequent lung infection is possible. CF can make mucus and sweat acidic.
I thought about that or measles, but he has had his vaccinations and I would hope that the doctors at the children’s hospital would have recognized any of those diseases. Guess you can’t count on that.
Agree. My son had scarlet fever when he was 4. His skin was deep red and peeling off in sheets.
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