kfeusse Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Over the last several days my daughter has had little raised, pimplily like (or blister like) spots show up on her body...mostly on her hands and one elbow. She found a few more this morning on her leg. She says they itch. I just looked up bed bugs...and that isn't what they look like. They aren't red or blotchy...the main way she discovers them is by feeling them...they are raised. They are spreading...but only to her...nobody else has them. What do you think this could be. At first I thought chicken pox...but she has had the shot and they haven't spread like that all over her body...or all at once...they keep showing up little by little over the course of several days. so if you have any thoughts, please share. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Sounds like chicken pox. Doesn't matter if she's had the shot. I'd bring her in to get it checked. Actually, also sounds like poison ivy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Just because she had the shot does not mean she can't get chicken pox. Its not common but it can happen. I found out after baby number 2 that my body does not accept the Rubella vaccine. Do the spots itch? Could it be fleas? Maybe an allergic reaction to a hand soap or lotion. It could also be an allergic reaction to an animal. I used to be a vet tech and some dogs (not all) would make my arms break out like that. It was generally only where my skin made contact with theirs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 it could also be poison ivy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 That sounds like when I had shingles, but those were on my my side under my arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 its just a few here....and one there....and another one over there...it's not like all over a certain part of her body...I just listed the areas that are affected....why would poison ivy show up a little at a time....I will look up flea bites.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Poison ivy rash can continue to show up and spread for a couple of weeks, although to worst of it usually breaks out within the first 4-7 days. I had a bad case on my hand in the spring, which I spread to my waist and leg before I knew I had come in contact with it. New blisters continued to form for quite a while. If the blisters are really spread out then I would go with chicken pox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hand, foot, and mouth disease? A spider in her sheets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/molluscum-contagiosum-topic-overview Google images for mollluscum to rule that out - no photo on the webmd link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 chicken pox most often show up on the trunk of the body first; this is an extremity. good luck sorting it out! ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 It's hard to say without a picture - since they're not red, but they're itchy, I wonder if they're hives (allergic reaction). Other than that, hand, foot, mouth disease comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Not sure where you live, but if she has been outside enjoying the weather, it way well be chigger bites. These little mite bites can appear in seemingly random places because the mites migrate over the body, although they do tend to bite where the skin is thinner. Very itchy:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Sounds like poison Ivy. I thought my DD had mosquito bites and they turned out to be poison ivy (or poison sumac which is common in our area). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/molluscum-contagiosum-topic-overview Google images for mollluscum to rule that out - no photo on the webmd link. I was going to mention this, especially with lack of redness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/molluscum-contagiosum-topic-overview Google images for mollluscum to rule that out - no photo on the webmd link. I was going to mention this, especially with lack of redness. I was also thinking molluscum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Library Momma Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Every fall I get itchy bumps on my hands. It started with one about 20 years ago on my finger and now I get a few on my hands and arms, especially my fingers. They are not red just random bumps that are very itchy. My doctors linked it to my allergy of tree mold which is pretty pronounced during the fall. They start around October (when leaves are falling here) and usually are gone by the end of November. You may want to check with an allergist to see if an environmental factor is affecting your daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMV Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 *Varicella is usually vesicular (fluid filled blisters sort of like dew drops on petals) lesions on red base and they also are usually in various stages of healing so you should have some fresh vesicles, and some unroofed and scabbed over lesions. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTDy7eO5CU6CAjXYDYdFyPtaFrWjUt8tevymyXuXtoVMmzjR5OP *Rheus Dermatitis can also be blistered and can have a bit of a variable course but there is a different pattern and the exposure history. Has she been around Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, or Poison Sumac? *Molluscum lesions are umbilicated (or sort of hollowed out in the center). You find episodic outbreaks of these sometimes in daycare centers or preschool. Are they mostly in between her fingers (in the web spaces)? If they are then scabies is another thought. Scabies is more of a bumpy (not blisters) rash but since it is very itchy you often see a lot of excoriations where they have scratched it open. The itching is usually worse at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentancalann Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Another vote for Molluscum Contagiosum . Most of my children have had or currently have it. If that is what it is, it should go away in 6 months - two years. My 6yo currently has some on his face, neck and trunk. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinesWife Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 My daughter had molluscum and I was told they'd go away in about a year and to take showers regularly. I used tea tree oil. They were gone in 2 weeks. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 If they aren't very itchy, and are kind of rough feeling, maybe keratosis pilaris. It is flesh toned bumps, very small, and sometimes more pink after a bath. Benign, and they go away on their own eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 they are not red at all...they are itchy and the ones on her hand are painful she says....especially those on her fingers and when she tries to write or pick something up. The pictures above look NOTHING like what she has...just for a frame reference. The post about teh tree mold allergy sounds pretty close....what did you do for that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Maybe Dyshidrosis another link I get it from using cheap or even some mid -level hand lotions. I can use high quality, more natural lotions all day long, but something that they use in standard lotions breaks my fingers out out every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Maybe a mild case of hand, foot, and mouth disease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 DD6 has what I think is moluscum. Hers don't have a divot and are flesh colored but align with all the other symptoms and have progressed in the typical pattern. They aren't really red unless she bothers them and then the skin gets irritated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Library Momma Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 they are not red at all...they are itchy and the ones on her hand are painful she says....especially those on her fingers and when she tries to write or pick something up. The pictures above look NOTHING like what she has...just for a frame reference. The post about teh tree mold allergy sounds pretty close....what did you do for that?? I use an OTC allergy like Claritin and sometimes when they are especially itchy I use a cortizone cream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Sounds like chicken pox. Doesn't matter if she's had the shot. I'd bring her in to get it checked. Actually, also sounds like poison ivy... Dd10 had chicken pox this past spring and she had a shot. The dr. refused to believe it was chicken pox and told us to treat her for scabies, which it definitely wasn't. Just wanting to warn you that some doctors will refuse to acknowledge chicken pox if they've had the vaccine. The CDC has good photos of chicken pox on a child who has had the vaccination - scroll down a bit. http://www.cdc.gov/chickenpox/about/photos.html ETA: sorry, just read that the spots were not red - so probably not chicken pox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Maybe Dyshidrosis another link I get it from using cheap or even some mid -level hand lotions. I can use high quality, more natural lotions all day long, but something that they use in standard lotions breaks my fingers out out every time. not this...the spots are isolated from each other...not a bunch together, like that...and they aren't that big...they are tiny..like dull pencil led sized small.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 One of my kids had breakthrough varicella, looked more like mosquito bites, red and slightly itchy but no blister. The dr acknowledged what it was, and recommended the booster when it became available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 I have googled pictures of all of the things mentioned here...and nothing looks remotely like what she has...including poison ivy. She is gone right now, but I will try to take a few pictures later and show you what she has... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 not this...the spots are isolated from each other...not a bunch together, like that...and they aren't that big...they are tiny..like dull pencil led sized small.... What you're describing is exactly what I went through that was diagnosed as dyshidrosis. They were isolated and very small and flesh-colored. Often, you couldn't even see them, just feel where the skin was raised. But, it was extremely painful. I often got them on the sides of my fingers and that made doing things with my hands very painful. It went away after my last pregnancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I found pictures I took back when it first started happening to me. You can barely see the spots: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I get the same type of tiny, blister-like, itches-like-crazy bumps between my fingers when I get too stressed. I'd always heard it was eczema, but hadn't known anyone else that had eczema between their fingers like I did. Looking at the link/photos of dyshidrosis, I think that's what I probably get. It's probably what your DD has too. Does she have nasal allergies or is she stressed about something? Both of those appear to be risks in getting it, although everything I read said nobody knows why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 What you're describing is exactly what I went through that was diagnosed as dyshidrosis. They were isolated and very small and flesh-colored. Often, you couldn't even see them, just feel where the skin was raised. But, it was extremely painful. I often got them on the sides of my fingers and that made doing things with my hands very painful. It went away after my last pregnancy. this is more like it. So what can she do for this....or do we need to see a doctor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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