Rash - Anyone?

[evie]

I noticed that my son has these little red dots here and there. They kind of look like mosquito bites that have been scratched off to the point of scabbing over. I haven't counted, but I would say he probably has about 20-30 of them in total - mostly on his legs and arms - one or two on his face and back. At first I though they were bites, but they have been around for about two months already with new ones constantly cropping up. He says that they don't really itch, but I have noticed him scratching at them from time to time.

 

I was reading about gluten allergies and although he has tested negative I am still wondering if he may be at all sensitive. I came across a common side affect which is known as 'Dermatitis Herpetiformis' or 'Duhring's Disease'. Now the pix that I have seen online don't look exactly like what he has - his must be very mild, but I suddenly got this little voice in my head that is telling me that this may be it.

 

His pediatrician did not know what it was. He recommended a dermatologist and I guess I can try, but I was wondering if anyone has had this problem in conjunction with PANDAS and gluten allergies.

 

Thanks.

[Sunshine]

Evie

 

My PANDAS son has an allergy to gluten, but has not has the rash which you are describing. However, my niece has has a similar sounding rash. She was diagnosed with Mollescum Contagiosum. Mollescum is a member of the pox family, and they look like small bumps/mosquito bites. It is contagious, and is transmitted by infected cells (skin to skin, or towels/washcloths...). The bumps can be burnt or frozen off, or they can be left to disappear on their own. I believe that they last for up to 2 years, and can relocate around the body. Ask your doctor, in case your son might have this. I think it's fairly common.

[kim]

This is interesting.

 

A friend of mine had a similiar thing with her 6 yr. old recently. She and her husband had a trip planned out of town for the weekend. The person who was to care for her son is pregnant.

 

His teacher called and said they had a chicken pox outbreak in the class and some of the kids had regular looking pox, and 2 including my friends son had what you are describing. My friend thought they were spider or mosquito bites, but they appeared to spread, although few. Mostly back, legs, one on his face and one on his neck. She took him to the Dr. who said he couldn't say for sure that it wasn't chicken pox related, and she had to cancel her trip.

 

I'll call her tomorrow and ask her if they're gone. Her son has had the chicken pox vax.

 

kim

[Ronnas]

A possiblility could be...guttate psoriasis.

 

Guttate psoriasis often comes on quite suddenly. A variety of conditions have been known to bring on an attack of guttate psoriasis, including upper respiratory infections, streptoccocal infections, tonsillitis, stress, injury to the skin and the administration of certain drugs (including antimalarials and beta-blockers). A streptococcal infection of the throat (strep throat) is a common guttate psoriasis trigger. Strep throat can be present without symptoms and can still cause a flare of guttate psoriasis. Talk with your doctor about getting a strep test to determine if you have an underlying strep infection. Guttate psoriasis may persist despite clearance of the strep infection. Some doctors prescribe antibiotics to help prevent an occurrence of an infection that can cause the outbreak of guttate psoriasis.