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Are Small Red Spots On An Infant’s Arm And Leg Signs Of Chicken Pox?

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Posted on Mon, 7 Mar 2016
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i have a 7month old daughter who we went camping with over the w.e on the last day she got which i think bitten my something. can you have a look and tell me what this looks like yo you just bite or somwthing like chicken pox?. also she is going through teething but like i said we was camping so not sure what they are.

there is one on each arm and leg and one behind ear on head and cheek. looking forward to hearing from you kind regards XXXXXXX
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Answered by Dr. Deepak Patel (41 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Insect bite

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Welcome to HCM.
Can understand your concerns.

This is definitely insect bite.
Insect bite usually has a central dot with area of redness around it.
In chicken pox, there are fluid filled lesions which occur simultaneously all over body.
In my opinion, you should give syrup cetrizine 5 ml three times a day for 3 days to prevent itching.
Apply mupirocin cream locally at the site of lesion.
This will probably heal in 72 hours.

I hope this will help you.
Take care.
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Are Small Red Spots On An Infant’s Arm And Leg Signs Of Chicken Pox?

Brief Answer: Insect bite Detailed Answer: Hi XXXXXXX Welcome to HCM. Can understand your concerns. This is definitely insect bite. Insect bite usually has a central dot with area of redness around it. In chicken pox, there are fluid filled lesions which occur simultaneously all over body. In my opinion, you should give syrup cetrizine 5 ml three times a day for 3 days to prevent itching. Apply mupirocin cream locally at the site of lesion. This will probably heal in 72 hours. I hope this will help you. Take care.