My son (2 years old) was very sick a couple of days ago, he was running high fevers and could not hold anything down. I ended up in the ER and was there until his fever broke. Last night I noticed a sore on his lip and thought it must be a cold sore. This morning during breakfast he would not eat and was sticking his fingers in his mouth so I grabbed a flashlight and looked inside and saw another sore. This afternoon I went to put some more medicine on the sores and noticed that he had so many more sores. They are on his tongue, in between teeth, on his cheeks, and inside lower lip. Are these still cold sores? I was told that that are just on the outside, and they don't look like Canker sores. Could these have been caused by the fevers he was having? Anything a Doctor will do, or will they just tell me to use the pain reliever from the store?
2007-06-29 17:34:37 · 6 answers · asked by Dreamcatcher 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Thank you all that have answered. I just noticed a little bit of blood when he took a drink of water so i'm going to head over to an urgent care center to see what this is and if we can get him some relief, I feel so bad for him. I will update when I can. Thanks again.
2007-06-29 18:00:11 · update #1
It does sound like it was from the fever . Some kids get those sores from chocolate when they are young - but since your baby was ill , it's very likely from fever . If it's still there when you take him for a follow-up , mention it to the pediatrician . If he can take tylenol - that is most likely what they'd recommend - but you might call the doctors' office - just to play it safe .
2007-06-29 18:12:52 · answer #1 · answered by missmayzie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW! That definitly doesn't sound good! I would take him to the Pediatrician or Childrens Urgent Care cause seems like I remember when I was little their is a human version of Hoof and Mouth desease. I'm 51 and it seems like sometime way back I remember that it wasn't good and was contagious
2007-06-29 17:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
At that age it is hard to say what is causing the sores, frankly I would take him to the pediatrician to be on the safe side.
2007-06-29 17:38:16 · answer #3 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your Dr. and let them know. Could be anything from cold sores to chicken pox to reaction to some medication they gave him.
2007-06-29 17:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that happened to my son when he was little, I took him to the doctor again and it was a virus called stomatitus, not sure if I spelled that correctly, but they gave him antibiotics and glyserin to apply to the sores so the point is that it is best to have him checked by a doctor.
2007-06-29 17:42:38 · answer #5 · answered by pooh 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It looks like your son has an allergy to something. See the Dr to find out what.
2007-06-29 17:49:15 · answer #6 · answered by enirgo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋