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What could these sores be?

post #1 of 16
3/22/07 at 8:46pm
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TJ has a couple of sores on his upper lip. One is right on the lip, the other is closer to his nose. They started out just looking like dry patches of skin, but now, they have gotten larger and are all crusty and red. At dinner, he was whining that his mouth hurt him, so I looked inside and noticed 2 blister-looking patches on the roof of his mouth.

Think this is anything I should be concerned about?
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post #2 of 16
3/22/07 at 8:50pm
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I forgot to mention (but doubt it matters) that he had a nasty stomach virus last weekend and a chicken pox booster about 2 weeks ago.
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post #3 of 16
3/22/07 at 8:57pm
are they cold sores? or canker sores?
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post #4 of 16
3/22/07 at 9:06pm
any chance of hand foot and mouth???
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post #5 of 16
3/22/07 at 9:14pm
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I'm kind of wondering that myself. Would there be lots of bumps though?
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post #6 of 16
3/22/07 at 9:27pm
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I think this may be it:

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Impetigo
Impetigo is a skin infection caused by bacteria. The infection often begins when bacteria that normally can be present on the skin enter a small cut or scratch.

Symptoms of impetigo include honey-colored, crusty, oozing blisters or sores, most often between the upper lip and nose. The blisters commonly occur after a cold. The sores can appear anywhere on the body. Scratching the blisters may spread impetigo to other parts of the body. Impetigo is more common in children than adults.

Impetigo is most often treated with antibiotics.
I guess I'll have to call the doctor tomorrow
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post #7 of 16
3/22/07 at 9:45pm
They sound kind of like the sores Joey had on his nose... which turned out to be strep. Best to get him checked out.
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post #8 of 16
3/22/07 at 10:20pm
I'd get him checked too.
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post #9 of 16
3/23/07 at 8:31am
Sounds almostlike the boy that had Chicken pox this last week at school. Call the doc.
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post #10 of 16
3/23/07 at 10:17am
Ouch!

I think Jonathan had impetigo or hand/foot/mouth about two years ago. I can't remember the exact diagnosis, but the sores sound very smilar.

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post #11 of 16
3/23/07 at 10:43am
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He has an appt in about an hour, so I guess we'll find out!
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post #12 of 16
3/23/07 at 12:34pm
I would get him checked out too....it could be any number of things
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post #13 of 16
3/23/07 at 1:18pm
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Turned out to just be cold sores, so they gave him an anti-viral for that. But, good thing I went .. he also had a sinus infection. Poor guy!
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post #14 of 16
3/23/07 at 1:40pm
I'm glad it was nothing serious. Poor little guy. he can't catch a break these past couple of weeks.
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post #15 of 16
3/23/07 at 1:44pm
awww poor guy
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post #16 of 16
3/23/07 at 2:26pm
Aw cold sores suck!
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