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pooh6win
May 15, 2007, 11:57 AM
Hello there..

My 3.5 year old daughter has been exposed to chicken pox first of all. I am unsure if this is chicken pox as it is slightly different from what I have read and seen in pictures.

First of all my daughter came home from daycare on Friday with a fever and cranky and tired. Thinking nothing of it we just rested, and took it easy. Saturday morning I noticed a "rash" on her bum. (She does not wear a diaper during the day, only to bed) I immediately thought chicken pox, however I watched them all weekend and they have not spread, anywhere else, and she does not claim they are itchy. They are on her bum and a few on the top of her right thigh. They are white fluid filled. It is now Tuesday and nothing has changed.

Any ideas? Or Help? Advice?

J_9
May 15, 2007, 12:01 PM
How long after her exposure did you notice this?

pooh6win
May 15, 2007, 12:10 PM
Well there is a girl that is off this week at her daycare with the chicken pox. However we were notified I guess 2 weeks ago now because the same little girl's brother had them.

J_9
May 15, 2007, 12:15 PM
Okay, then it does sound possible as incubation is approximtely 10 days, give or take a couple.

Am I right to assume that she has not had the varicella vaccination?

pooh6win
May 15, 2007, 12:30 PM
You are right to assume that she has not had the vaccination. Unfortunately!
So is it possible to have the spots appear only on one part of the body?

J_9
May 15, 2007, 12:33 PM
It usually starts either around the belly, under the arms, or in the diaper or leg area. If it is chickenpox it will most likely spread in a few days.

Do they look like little water blisters?

pooh6win
May 15, 2007, 01:15 PM
They do not really look like water blisters, they look more like small red circles. They have multiplied a little, however not as much as I was expecting for chicken pox. I noticed the spots on her bum days ago, this is the 4th day now. What do you suggest, or think?

J_9
May 15, 2007, 01:19 PM
Has she been on any antibiotics recently?

Sorry for so many questions, but I am trying to narrow it down a bit before I send you off to the doc for nothing.

pooh6win
May 15, 2007, 01:31 PM
No antibiotics recently. She has said her throat was sore, that's about it in the recent medical history. I am really unsure, she says its not itchy. Its not fluid filled sacs though like most pictures I have seen.

J_9
May 15, 2007, 01:38 PM
How long ago was her throat sore?

pooh6win
May 15, 2007, 01:39 PM
Saturday this past weekend, the same day I first seen the spots

J_9
May 15, 2007, 01:40 PM
Running a fever?

pooh6win
May 15, 2007, 01:51 PM
She does not have a fever right now. She had one Friday and Saturday morning a mild one. Since than nothing

J_9
May 15, 2007, 01:54 PM
You may want to get her into the doctor to confirm whether it is chickenpox. Does sound like it to me, but without a physical I really cannot tell for sure.

pooh6win
May 15, 2007, 02:01 PM
Well thank you for all your help. I think I will do that :-)

J_9
May 15, 2007, 02:07 PM
Any time, I really wish I could help more.

Good luck to you and your gal.