Health - 21 December 2006

I think he has developed an odd case of them. Monday night I discovered a strange rash on his face that I thought was poison ivy, the nurse from school said it could be chicken pox and sent him home, I took him to the doctor and the doctor's initial response was, "Those aren't chicken pox" he gave me a cream and said put this on, if it looks better tomorrow it's not chicken pox, if it gets worse it's chicken pox. The next morning I thought the rash on his face was drying out and I sent him to school. This morning I counted spots on his neck and stomach and it appears that he has a few more so I am keeping him home. This does not look like "typical" chicken pox.....and now I am concerned that the spot on his face may be shingles...any suggestions or advice would be great. I will probably get a "second opinion" from another doctor today.

2006-12-21 00:00:02 · 4 answers · asked by passed inspection 2 in Other - Diseases