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The main lesson here is to be your very own best advocate. Ask questions and don't let the doctor slide out the door after a superficial visit.

It didn't even sound like the doctor asked questions--not like we did here in fairly short order.

C'mon, J. It was a lighthearted remark in line with how the thread was working out. I'll be sure to add a ;) next time.

I've trained my doctor to ask questions. :)

Alty and I are going to hang out our shingle as the new pediatricians in town. I'll do the reference (medical) interview and she can figure out the treatment.

And your son's hands could have gotten "infected" if he, as kids will do, reached down onto the ground and splashed at the standing water and then patty-caked or something. And I still wonder about...

See what we've done here? This is the beauty and wonder of the Internet--not for a diagnosis but to think things through and come up with new ideas and ways to look at a problem. Just like with my...

Or even say your son picked up a rash so you are backtracking everywhere he has been and need to know about any chemicals.

Call the zoo to ask innocent questions about the mister and chemicals without telling why?

I would research that mister and possible irritants (chlorine? Chemicals?). That could explain his hands being affected.

What I would do is think back on every step of that zoo trip, He may have picked up something from another child or adult or from an animal or from the environment or a food. Or maybe it was...

You certainly don't want to diagnosis yourself or your son from what you read on the Internet, but it can help to make you think of questions to ask the doctor or other avenues to try. For instance,...

It started after the zoo trip? Or had you noticed some spots before that?

The very fact that the rash is on his lower half still makes me think that has something to do with it--his clothes or the stroller he might have sat in or the fabric of the shorts. Or did he eat...

Since the rash is mostly on his lower half, was he wearing a fabric that might have disagreed with his skin and caused an allergic reaction?