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What Does Small White Spots With Red Edges Indicate?

hi hope you can help, my daughter is three and yes shes been in contact with chicken pox. trouble is the spots shes coming out in don t look like chicken pox. they are small white spots and some are are a little red round the edges. shes been under the weather for a couple of days. small spots appear not itch. now she has 2 larger ones on face which are alot reder than the others. shes off to nursery and i m wondering if to send her or if they will even take her. regards lauren
Fri, 8 May 2020
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Hello,

That's an excellent description, but it's still hard to tell without seeing. Chicken pox are usually described as a dewdrop on a rose petal. Hard white bumps are not to be worried about.

Red bumps sometimes are an early sign of impetgo - a superficial infection of the skin that goes away with antibiotic ointment but can be contagious. And of course, there are just the regular "who knows why bumps."

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Lisa Baker
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What Does Small White Spots With Red Edges Indicate?

Hello, That s an excellent description, but it s still hard to tell without seeing. Chicken pox are usually described as a dewdrop on a rose petal. Hard white bumps are not to be worried about. Red bumps sometimes are an early sign of impetgo - a superficial infection of the skin that goes away with antibiotic ointment but can be contagious. And of course, there are just the regular who knows why bumps. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Lisa Baker