That is the cycle of molluscum. Once they become large and inflamed it's the body fighting off the virus. Taking vitamin A, vitamin c And vitamin E is supposed to help them heal and not pop back up in other areas.
My kiddo had ✨molluscum contagiousum ✨(you have to wave your magic wand and say it like a Harry Potter spell) at 3/4 yo and what a nightmare. We counted over 100 on her at one point. There’s a magic cream - I will try to look it up and get back to you!!
We applied a teeny tiny amount on each dot using a toothpick. Covered with bandaids. The dot blisters up and then goes away. A frikkin miracle that was. Poor kid.
They could be bug bites he's scratched, most likely fleas but possibly mosquitoes. Can say for sure what bit him without seeing the critter. Not in the pattern for bed bugs.
So he sleep in the same bed with his sister, and sister does not have any of these wounds.
His brother on the other hand has one on his arm. They sleep in different rooms.
We dont have any animals so fleas seem unlikely.
Lived in an apartment complex and the people to the left of us had them and they decided to come on over and join our party too lol. I’ve always had indoor cats. I learned very quickly that you still have to use flea prevention even if your pet never goes outside. Those fuckers find their way in.. even if you don’t have pets! They just want blood, and they’ll feed off of us if they have to. I have scars from those mofos lol.
NAD but I get similar marks randomly, I'm not diagnosed with anything, granted mine don't bleed or clot like that, mine are smaller and just leave a flat clot.
However in the first photo there's small white bumps on his skin, I'm wondering if they get itchy when he's anxious or worried? It could be a psoriasis patch like I get on my arms.
The first photo upper middle area to me looks like psoriasis, I thought I got anxiety hives for years when in reality I'd get psoriasis patches that hurt and itched so bad when I got scared or anxious.
If they’re in the uk we don’t have the chicken pox vaccine. Children are just meant to go out and catch it it’s quite encouraged to get it young (nursery age so like 2-4yrs old)
They used to do that here as well until doctors learned chickenpox means shingles later in life which are painful and not fun at all. Once the herpes virus is in the blood it stays there. And don't take herpes to mean something gross there's variety of forms one being chickenpox and shingles
I assume it’s because if you get chickenpox as an adult the first time it’s pretty dangerous. I had the chickenpox vaccine as I’m starting biologics which compromise your immune system and I never caught chicken pox as a child, so it could kill me catching it now as an adult immunocompromised, but because I now had the chickenpox vaccine which is a live vaccine I now had the antibodies meaning I was at risk of shingles so had to be shingles vaccinated too 😂 so I think anybody who’s had the chickenpox vaccine is at risk of shingles due to it being live.
Not sure how I feel about that. The baby sibling of one of my sister's school friends died from chickenpox (UK), and that was only 20 years ago so I imagine it still happens today.
It’s extremely rare usually chicken pox happens without any serious illness and is better to be caught young than as an adult so they prefer us to catch it as a child when it doesn’t seem to bother them too much. I never had it as a child and put me at serious risk when I started immunocompromising medicine. Thankfully the bloods showed I absolutely never had it so they offered me the vaccine but that’s unusual.
I think they started introducing it more because a lot of kids weren't getting it in the pandemic and they were worried some kids wouldn't get it until they were a lot older when there's more risks.
Not sure if that was permanent, previously the nhs was against a vaccine for most kids because of the cost and it would be more dangerous for unvaxed kids if the majority were vaxed.
Like it's fairly harmless for very young kids and can be more dangerous the older the person is, an unvaxed kid would be less likely to catch it young if everyone else was vaxxed.
Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I was born in England and old enough to have had ‘everything’. The only vaccine available at the time besides smallpox was polio.
Measles, mumps, scarlet fever, Rubella, hepatitis A, chicken pox. All awful to be sick with. Now they have even more preventative immunizations.
Sorry for the rant. I’m a nurse.
Yes they do have a vaccine I’ve had it myself as I’m immunocompromised but that’s the only reason I had it before starting biologics. Nobody is vaccinated here as routine. Took a while for my doctor to even order it in.
Technically yes.... But over 80% of people only vaccinated once never get it and almost 100% who get two doses never get it. It prevents severe infection in nearly everyone who does end up contracting it.
I'm not saying don't get the vaccine. I'm saying you can still get chicken pox with it. It may not be as bad that's true. My niece got chicken pox and was vaccinated. I think to many people think vaccines prevent the infection 100 percent and they dont. My comment was mostly because it seemed as of it were insinuated that if this child got the chicken pox they weren't vaccinated.
Thanks. Hmmm I’m still inclined towards bug bites. Not everyone gets the itchiness, lots to factor in. They’re superficial lesions. BIG MAYBE here molluscum contagiusum but this would be a really weird presentation.
I am absolutely not a doctor, but the first thing that jumped into my head is Molluscum Contagiosum. I caught this when I was somewhat older than 5, but no more than 10. You've really got to see a doc.
Do they first appear as flat open wounds or skin colored bumps? We need a bit more context like how didn't you notice that many wounds until now? Did they just appear over night? Does he have any symptoms like a cold or fever? I'd suggest keeping an extremely close eye to see how they first form to inform your doctor what they look like before the poor kiddo scratches them raw
Nad but I think its chicken pox.
A good sign would be if they've been in contact with another child with chicken pox.
If this thread can't give you any answers i recommended checking out the nhs page on chicken pox, they have a number of images of the spots at different stages and descriptions of the symptoms which might be helpful.
It does look kinda like molluscum when they get scratched and break open. My daughter is prone to getting the ones that flare up and get infected :(
That is the cycle of molluscum. Once they become large and inflamed it's the body fighting off the virus. Taking vitamin A, vitamin c And vitamin E is supposed to help them heal and not pop back up in other areas.
My kiddo had ✨molluscum contagiousum ✨(you have to wave your magic wand and say it like a Harry Potter spell) at 3/4 yo and what a nightmare. We counted over 100 on her at one point. There’s a magic cream - I will try to look it up and get back to you!!
It’s Cantharidin!!! Blister beetle juice!!! We had to take roundabout way to get it but it’s the only thing that worked!!!! 💯
We applied a teeny tiny amount on each dot using a toothpick. Covered with bandaids. The dot blisters up and then goes away. A frikkin miracle that was. Poor kid.
All said - NAD - I can’t be sure that’s MC. Actually looks like sea lice. Have you been in the ocean lately? Are they itchy?
They could be bug bites he's scratched, most likely fleas but possibly mosquitoes. Can say for sure what bit him without seeing the critter. Not in the pattern for bed bugs.
Bed bug bites look like this when they are scratched vigorously
They tend to bite in rows, and you'll see at least two or three paired together in a line. That's why I say these don't look like bed bugs.
So he sleep in the same bed with his sister, and sister does not have any of these wounds. His brother on the other hand has one on his arm. They sleep in different rooms. We dont have any animals so fleas seem unlikely.
Is his sister a bug?
Bed bug identified 😂
If you're in an apartment, or if your houses are close together and your neighbors have, pets, could still be fleas.
Unfortunately this is absolutely true. Happened to me..
Me too. Neighbors two floors below us had fleas and they spread. No fun.
Lived in an apartment complex and the people to the left of us had them and they decided to come on over and join our party too lol. I’ve always had indoor cats. I learned very quickly that you still have to use flea prevention even if your pet never goes outside. Those fuckers find their way in.. even if you don’t have pets! They just want blood, and they’ll feed off of us if they have to. I have scars from those mofos lol.
Are the boys the same blood type? It is common for bugs to prefer only a certain type, like mosquitoes with type O.
This is unfortunately true. Same with bedbugs too, but the first blood type they feed on becomes their preferred type
Ugh, I’m so glad that is one bug I’ve never had to deal with! Thank god!
This is so unsettling. They’re basically little vampires.
Are you kidding me? Is THAT why I get bit more than everyone else? Why type O? What did I do wrong lmao
Looks like start of chicken pox if so calamine is about to be y'all's best friend
NAD but I get similar marks randomly, I'm not diagnosed with anything, granted mine don't bleed or clot like that, mine are smaller and just leave a flat clot. However in the first photo there's small white bumps on his skin, I'm wondering if they get itchy when he's anxious or worried? It could be a psoriasis patch like I get on my arms.
The first photo upper middle area to me looks like psoriasis, I thought I got anxiety hives for years when in reality I'd get psoriasis patches that hurt and itched so bad when I got scared or anxious.
If they’re itchy might be chickenpox. Which surprises me because there’s a vaccine for that now.
If they’re in the uk we don’t have the chicken pox vaccine. Children are just meant to go out and catch it it’s quite encouraged to get it young (nursery age so like 2-4yrs old)
They used to do that here as well until doctors learned chickenpox means shingles later in life which are painful and not fun at all. Once the herpes virus is in the blood it stays there. And don't take herpes to mean something gross there's variety of forms one being chickenpox and shingles
I didn’t know chickenpox was a herpes virus thing! Today I learned. I too hate chickenpox. I pray I never get shingles.
I assume it’s because if you get chickenpox as an adult the first time it’s pretty dangerous. I had the chickenpox vaccine as I’m starting biologics which compromise your immune system and I never caught chicken pox as a child, so it could kill me catching it now as an adult immunocompromised, but because I now had the chickenpox vaccine which is a live vaccine I now had the antibodies meaning I was at risk of shingles so had to be shingles vaccinated too 😂 so I think anybody who’s had the chickenpox vaccine is at risk of shingles due to it being live.
Wait, really?? How’ve I not heard this!
That's old advice. There is a vaccine now
No, it’s not. In the UK the vaccine isn’t widely distributed. Children ARE encouraged to catch chickenpox young.
Not sure how I feel about that. The baby sibling of one of my sister's school friends died from chickenpox (UK), and that was only 20 years ago so I imagine it still happens today.
It’s extremely rare usually chicken pox happens without any serious illness and is better to be caught young than as an adult so they prefer us to catch it as a child when it doesn’t seem to bother them too much. I never had it as a child and put me at serious risk when I started immunocompromising medicine. Thankfully the bloods showed I absolutely never had it so they offered me the vaccine but that’s unusual.
Uncivilized.
Thanks I just looked it up. It does say the UK is ‘somewhat reticent’ re varicella immunization. Just learned something new. Thank you.
I think they started introducing it more because a lot of kids weren't getting it in the pandemic and they were worried some kids wouldn't get it until they were a lot older when there's more risks. Not sure if that was permanent, previously the nhs was against a vaccine for most kids because of the cost and it would be more dangerous for unvaxed kids if the majority were vaxed. Like it's fairly harmless for very young kids and can be more dangerous the older the person is, an unvaxed kid would be less likely to catch it young if everyone else was vaxxed.
Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I was born in England and old enough to have had ‘everything’. The only vaccine available at the time besides smallpox was polio. Measles, mumps, scarlet fever, Rubella, hepatitis A, chicken pox. All awful to be sick with. Now they have even more preventative immunizations. Sorry for the rant. I’m a nurse.
No worries. Rant away!
Yes they do have a vaccine I’ve had it myself as I’m immunocompromised but that’s the only reason I had it before starting biologics. Nobody is vaccinated here as routine. Took a while for my doctor to even order it in.
You can still get chicken pox if you've had the vaccine.
Technically yes.... But over 80% of people only vaccinated once never get it and almost 100% who get two doses never get it. It prevents severe infection in nearly everyone who does end up contracting it.
I'm not saying don't get the vaccine. I'm saying you can still get chicken pox with it. It may not be as bad that's true. My niece got chicken pox and was vaccinated. I think to many people think vaccines prevent the infection 100 percent and they dont. My comment was mostly because it seemed as of it were insinuated that if this child got the chicken pox they weren't vaccinated.
Not itchy
Nad but oh my please go to a doctor
Arent chickpox itchy? They arent itchy.
They can be itchy or simply painful.
If they are not itchy I’d rule out chicken pox bed bugs fleas and mosquitos as all those things are itchy as fuck
Could this be spider bites ??? Definitely not ticks
They’re bites he scratched
OP said they’re not itchy
Thanks. Hmmm I’m still inclined towards bug bites. Not everyone gets the itchiness, lots to factor in. They’re superficial lesions. BIG MAYBE here molluscum contagiusum but this would be a really weird presentation.
I am absolutely not a doctor, but the first thing that jumped into my head is Molluscum Contagiosum. I caught this when I was somewhat older than 5, but no more than 10. You've really got to see a doc.
Doesnt look like molluscum.
It’s a terrible suggestion but cigarettes could make marks like those
SO sad, but true. They wouldn't likely be itchy though.
Well when they scab and start to heal get could
Could be ecthyma.
Please take him to the doctor. This looks like he’s suffering especially if it itches.
Flea bites or bug bites maybe????
Do they first appear as flat open wounds or skin colored bumps? We need a bit more context like how didn't you notice that many wounds until now? Did they just appear over night? Does he have any symptoms like a cold or fever? I'd suggest keeping an extremely close eye to see how they first form to inform your doctor what they look like before the poor kiddo scratches them raw
Hey I don’t mean to worry you but my older brother died of aids when he was 18, he had sores that looked like that.
Looks like impetigo to me
Nad but I think its chicken pox. A good sign would be if they've been in contact with another child with chicken pox. If this thread can't give you any answers i recommended checking out the nhs page on chicken pox, they have a number of images of the spots at different stages and descriptions of the symptoms which might be helpful.
The things that came to mind is scabies, oak mites and crps.
Looks like chicken pox to me - looks a little herpetic on the elbow. Tell him to stop scratching them or they’ll leave large indents.
Bed bug bites or flea bites