hi does any one know if you can get chicken pox in your mouth?
thanks in advance.
becky
2007-03-01 04:35:05 · 16 answers · asked by rebecca2216 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
As an ex nurse and as an adult who suffered from Chicken pox - (no, its not just a childhood disease) - I know you can get chicken pox spots in your mouth. I had them in my mouth, down my throat and under my eye lids! I even had them in more intimate places!!!!!! It appears to be worse the older you get. If you have this then I comiserate - it is awful. Luckily it does not last long. :)
2007-03-01 04:45:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - a very bad case of chicken pox can get into the mouth, but it is usually only seen in adults who get chicken pox. Adults get it much worse than children do, to the point where they often have to be hospitalized because it affects the lungs as well. Of course, you would have a terrible case of chicken pox all over the rest of your body if you had it in your mouth. Usually, we recommend against going to the Dr. for chicken pox (because there's usually not anything that needs to be done about it and you don't want to expose other people to it), but if it's so bad that it's in your mouth and you're starting to feel really sick you should see a Dr. Not in the emergency room, please - call the Dr. to make an appointment before you get there so they can be ready to get you into isolation right away to avoid exposing other people.
2007-03-01 04:44:06 · answer #2 · answered by farmgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken pox only affects the skin. You can't get them inside the mouth.
2007-03-01 04:39:59 · answer #3 · answered by gneville22 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when my son had chicken pox he had it in the mouth as well as on his body, so the answer is yes.
2007-03-01 04:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and in your throat. It was terrible. Gargle with baking soda water. It helps a bit.
2007-03-01 05:28:16 · answer #5 · answered by chelexhay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chicken pox and measles too...and they appear on every mucous membrane: stomach, vagina, mouth...they can appear on every inch of your skin...even inside your year...
i've had it...i felt little blisters inside my mouth and it was hard to swallow.
2007-03-01 04:49:40 · answer #6 · answered by Madeline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can. I had them in my mouth and going down my throat.
2007-03-01 04:43:18 · answer #7 · answered by lady luck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can get them in mouth but you will have them all over as well. not just mouth
2007-03-01 04:39:22 · answer #8 · answered by sukis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
Yes you can.
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2702
2007-03-01 04:46:22 · answer #9 · answered by ♥shushin♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can. you can get them anywhere on, or in your body. it is a virus, herpes, and if the pus gets somewhere, like your mouth, that area gets the lesion.
2007-03-01 04:43:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋