My Son Has Had Some Little Red Dots Come Up

Posted on Fri, 24 Jan 2020

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Question :
My son has had some little red dots come up on his skin today. 6 in total so far. 4 on his body, 1 on arm and one on leg. They are not raised, not sore or itchy. He has no other symptoms and up to date with immunisations. What could they be?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Papular urticaria, topical steroid

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to ask a doctor service
I have gone through your query and reviewed the attached photographs.
It seems to be papular urticaria which is an insect bite hypersensitivity reaction.
I would recommend you to apply topical steroid like cortisone cream on the affected areas twice daily for 8-10 days.
This should resolve your problem.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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