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vanity ^ | 19/16/14 | self

Posted on 10/16/2014 11:12:00 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX

I am asking Freepers for help in diagnosing the mysterious illness that doctors have failed to diagnose thus far. Our 3-year-old grandson has been sick for several days with high fever, a rash that started on his face but has now spread to his entire body, loss of appetite, and now peeling skin around his eyes, nose and mouth. His fever is minimal during the day, but starts to increase in the afternoon and gets close to 103.

He has been to the doctor several times, had a strep test that came back negative, and was taken to the local children's hospital for dehydration ($400 and all they did was give him juice and crackers). They did a blood test which was normal for white blood cell count, but said he is slightly anemic.

First they thougth he had a recurrence of fifth disease, and the hospital doctors thought he might have mono.

He is finally eating a little and will drink a little juice, but he whines and cries constantly and acts like his feet hurt. His rash is very itchy most of the time, so he scratches at it, particularly around his waist.

If you have any ideas or know of any children who have something similar, please post a reply.

He has another doctor's appointment this afternoon, so we will see if they have any better answers than they have so far.

And pray for him, if you will.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: children; virus
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I put the source as webmd because I didn't know what to put for a vanity post. I have been looking at webmd and every other medical site I can think of trying to find some answers.
1 posted on 10/16/2014 11:12:00 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX
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To: Pining_4_TX

He needs to see a specialist. There are doctors, nurses and others here who can tell you much more.


2 posted on 10/16/2014 11:13:24 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Is it possible that he got into any poison ivy?


3 posted on 10/16/2014 11:14:03 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: Pining_4_TX

Maybe he is allergic to something?


4 posted on 10/16/2014 11:14:26 AM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Prayers


5 posted on 10/16/2014 11:14:33 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: Pining_4_TX

Could be something serious like this:

http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/kawasaki.html


6 posted on 10/16/2014 11:14:39 AM PDT by februus
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To: Pining_4_TX

If the lesions are small, it sounds like a possibility of a scarletina rash, but he needs to be checked out.


7 posted on 10/16/2014 11:15:22 AM PDT by ScottinVA (We either destroy ISIS there... or fight them here. Pick one, America.)
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To: Pining_4_TX

First thing that jumped into my head when reading your post, was Rheumatic fever...has that been ruled out?


8 posted on 10/16/2014 11:15:43 AM PDT by MagUSNRET
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To: Pining_4_TX

You could search this site:

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/scarlet_fever.html


9 posted on 10/16/2014 11:16:23 AM PDT by Cecily
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To: Pining_4_TX

Health/life BTTT for FReeper consideration.


10 posted on 10/16/2014 11:17:19 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: februus

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.


11 posted on 10/16/2014 11:18:28 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: caver

Allergic? As in allergic to bed-bug bites possibly?


12 posted on 10/16/2014 11:18:49 AM PDT by Klemper
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To: Pining_4_TX

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.


13 posted on 10/16/2014 11:18:51 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: NEMDF

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.


14 posted on 10/16/2014 11:19:50 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: Pining_4_TX

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.


15 posted on 10/16/2014 11:20:04 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Pining_4_TX

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.


16 posted on 10/16/2014 11:20:39 AM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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To: Pining_4_TX

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. . . .


17 posted on 10/16/2014 11:21:07 AM PDT by Not gonna take it anymore (If Obama were twice as smart as he is, he would be a wit)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Cystic fibrosis w/subsequent lung infection is possible. CF can make mucus and sweat acidic.


18 posted on 10/16/2014 11:21:13 AM PDT by fruser1
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To: SpaceBar

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.


19 posted on 10/16/2014 11:21:40 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: Yaelle

Agree. My son had scarlet fever when he was 4. His skin was deep red and peeling off in sheets.


20 posted on 10/16/2014 11:22:14 AM PDT by melissa_in_ga (Laz would hit it.)
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