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Q: Chronic Rash for 2 months
asked by: kristynicole2008 on September 7th, 2009
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My 6 yr. old has been suffering with a chronic rash for almost 2 months now. It began with a bump that turned into a blister by his mouth, and now he has a rash covering his entire body It is most prominent on his back, chest, neck, and butt. It is not on his hands, feet, scalp, or in his mouth, and he only has a couple bumps on his face. Some of the bumps are beginning to blister. He has been to the doctor repeatedly since this has been going on. He has had x-rays, blood tests,and has also been tested for Strep. He has been treated so far with steroids (1 wk.), Azithromycin (1 wk.), and Zyrtec (1 wk.). None of these meds has helped him out whatsoever, and the rash just continues to get worse. It is non-itchy for the most part, though sometimes one or two bumps may irritate him, itch, or become painful. Also, it has been deemed non-contagious, as he is attending school on a daily basis. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Also, I thought I should add that these bumps/rash are his only symptom. He has a very low-grade fever sometimes now, but nothing to be concerned with. No cough, or anything else.
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Kfredinburg
replied on September 7th, 2009
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When my son was only 18 months he had broken out with a rash on his legs. Took him to the doctor and she prescribed him an ointment to place on the rash. The doctor said it was not contagious, so he continued to go to daycare. However the rash continued to spread and he also was developing small white blisters. Took him back to the doctor and this time she said he had a wart virus. The way I choose to treat it was to bring him back in a couple of days they placed a numbing ointment over his entire body, (arms, legs, back and front) had not reached his face. The doctor then scraped off all the small like blisters. These were considered the seeds and of course their was a lot of bleeding. I found out my son had contacted this virus from my niece (which my brother knew she had, but she only had a small area on her tummy). No one else in my son's daycare caught the virus. And that may be due to the other children having an immune system that already fought this type of virus off. So you may just want to ask the doctor of the possibility of the rash being a wart virus.
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