what do i do. the hospital says chicken pox but the doctor is insisting it could be fleas. we have no dog. can anyone give any suggestions
2007-03-20 09:58:39 · 11 answers · asked by bluemimibeach 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
7 children in his grade also are out with chicken pox. does the ped know what she is saying or the lab.
2007-03-20 10:13:36 · update #1
I would think if your child has a fever and the hospital told you it was chicken pox then its chicken pox. Take care of your child and his symptoms. Good luck, I went through this with my kids and they were miserable!
2007-03-20 16:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by My_Two_Centz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chicken pox are terribly itchy, while with flea or chigger bites little alcohol or some anti-bacterial ointment, the itching is minor to not at all. As for fleas, walking around bareskin should show up the little critters if they are there or are where the child is. You can see fleas easily if you look at his or your legs. Could be chiggers too, their bites look alot like chicken pox, and itch alot until you open the would and flush out the saliva thats causing the itching. Chigger bites tend to be about the ankles, in the groin areas, up the calves. IF you fall asleep on bare ground near a nest, you get the chicken pox effect.
Chicken pox also have a characteristic constant leaking and crusting over, whereas flea and chigger bites are perfectly symetrical like mosquito bites, no crusting.
2007-03-20 10:22:17 · answer #2 · answered by gaia_fanatic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if you're son has had the chicken pox vaccine that they give to infants now, but my sister had the vaccine and she got a "mild" form of chicken pox still anyway that the doctor said would clear up with no problems. Her spots weren't as bad as I had gotten when I was little. If it's worrying you all I can suggest is taking him back to the doctor and asking him to explain the symptoms if they really aren't chicken pox...it must be something, right?
2007-03-20 10:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After about three days of vesicles and crusting chicken pox is pretty obvious, with different pox in different stages. There just has to be more to this story, and it's a shame we can't see the things.
2007-03-20 10:14:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the hospital says chicken pox is it then have their doctor treat him and/or refer them to him. P.s. You do not need a dog to have fleas in you home.
2007-03-20 10:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by nevyn55025 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the blood test said no, then no. I am extremely allergic to fleas and do not have any pets. However, some of my friends and family do. I get bit at certain times of the year and it drives me crazy. Fleas can live just about anywhere, indoors, outdoors, in carpets and on animals. Take your child to an allergist and have your son tested. They sell spray for the house at pet clinics. Also ask the vet what you can do. Good luck.
2007-03-20 10:08:33 · answer #6 · answered by Jeanette E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
treat him like he has chicken pox. Don't make him go to school. See the peditician again.
2007-03-20 10:01:09 · answer #7 · answered by Whitt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has he been bitten by a tick? You may want to test for Lymes. Get a doctor who knows a lot about lymes. It can give a false negative. Then the test must be done differently. See www.Jemsekspeciality.com best source of info. on lymes. Good luck
2007-03-20 10:05:00 · answer #8 · answered by thirsty mind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Measles? It could be fleas. Fleas can live in yards or sand boxes where animals have been, and most public places. They can be on buses and at cinemas and at child care centres.
2007-03-20 10:02:27 · answer #9 · answered by sticky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to have a dog to have fleas.
2007-03-20 10:01:22 · answer #10 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋