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Red round spots...do you know what it is??

sky61775sky61775 member
in Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months

In the past 2 days, R's developed these red (white in the center) round (circular but some bigger "splashes") rash spots on his thighs and upper arm areas, some on his torso too....It's gotten worse so we're planning to take him this afternoon the pedi....does anyone know what this can be??  He does not seem to have any other symptoms, I'm guessing food allergy?  But he didn't really eat anything out of the ordinary.  With Roseola, the kid should have a fever first, right?

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Re: Red round spots...do you know what it is??

  • babygrovesbabygroves
    Maybe ringworm?
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  • joecubedjoecubed member

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    Maybe ringworm?

    I think ringworm should be more localized.  He doesn't have a fever? 

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  • smfinallymgsmfinallymg
    Are they raised or flat? I get horrible reactions to mosquito bites and that sounds exaclty what mine look like (if they are raised).
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  • suh5969suh5969
    They sound like hives. 
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  • KKCGKKCG
    Caroline actually just had something that sounds very similar (she also had a cold along with it but could have been teething or coincidence)... the pediatrician said it was just a virus that worked itself out of her system.  It didn't classify into any specific rash condition ie. measles, chicken pox, 5th disease etc...it didn't itch her so he just said not to do anything about it and it's almost cleared up a week later.  Good Luck!
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  • sky61775sky61775 member

    no fever, and they are raised.....**runs to go look up ringworms**

     

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  • teachermelissteachermeliss
    We just went through this and it turned out to be a bad case of hives.  The spots you have described  are how the hives started for my DS.  Our doctor gave us benedryl and a steroid to help alleviate the hives which were an allergic reaction.    I would get your little one checked out.  Good luck!
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  • suh5969suh5969
    Ringworm is pretty well defined.  It sometimes looks scaly or patchy in the middle.
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  • ali2005jasonali2005jason
    DD just got over ringworm. Her's was not localized so don't count on that to rule it out. Her's was round spots that started out looking like pimples. Within a week they grew larger and the largest of them ended up with the white in the middle. The red outside looks scaly. If that is what it is, don't freak out. It is easy to treat. We just had to get an over the counter topical ointment from Walmart (the stuff used to treat athletes foot), like Lamisil or Lotrimin. Pedi said we likely picked it up from a stray cat that lives around us. They are asymptomatic carries. It cleared up in a few days and she's had no other problems! Good luck!
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