4 Year Old

[hannahsue01]

My four year old daughter was complaining that a couple of pimple looking things wouldn't quit itching....she seems to be ok when distracted though. She has had these bumps before. This time they are under her chin but they are usually on her face and somtimes on her upper arms. When we took her to her family doctor she was pretty sure that it was chicken pox. However they came back a little over a week later (this was back in June) and now they are back again. They start out looking like a red pimple but end up looking like a blister. Could this be dermatitis herpetiformis? If so what do I do for it and where do I take her....can her normal physician take a sample in her office?

[Michi8]

My four year old daughter was complaining that a couple of pimple looking things wouldn't quit itching....she seems to be ok when distracted though. She has had these bumps before. This time they are under her chin but they are usually on her face and somtimes on her upper arms. When we took her to her family doctor she was pretty sure that it was chicken pox. However they came back a little over a week later (this was back in June) and now they are back again. They start out looking like a red pimple but end up looking like a blister. Could this be dermatitis herpetiformis? If so what do I do for it and where do I take her....can her normal physician take a sample in her office?

It sounds like what my daughter had last summer (and still comes and goes). We had her tested for chicken pox (negative), plus the bumps/rash continued for a month or more. They started as tiny pimply-looking blisters (itchy too) that would burst and crust over. Dermatologist figures it could have been molusca. Of course, he didn't see her when she originally had the rash, because it took forever to get an initial consult with him. I haven't bothered to take her back in for further diagnosis, because this particular Dr is useless anyway...apparently she might have had molusca, and otherwise just has a chronic case of eczema (head to toe) that will forever be treated with topical creams and steriods (because eczema is "not" caused by allergies or intolerances ) So much for finding the cause of the skin problems rather than just treating the symptoms. I'm waiting to hear more about my own health, before pursuing other types of testing for her.

Michelle