[Le-a]

DS has been a bit "off" all week. It started on Monday with a runny nose, slight temp, unsettled sleeping, grizzly, and refusing food.

This morning when I was brushing his teeth I noticed dark spots on the roof of his mouth. Nothing on his tongue, and nothing on his hands and feet. There are a few spots around his mouth but they kind of look like the spots he gets when he has been dribbling lots (which he has).

He doesn't seem particulary unhappy, so I feel a bit dramatic taking him to the Dr. Plus, googling pics of Hand Foot and Mouth show more blisters, than just spots.

If your kids have had this, how did it start?

DS started daycare about three months ago and has been sick more often than not since, poor little dude.

[flushthetoilet]

It's impossible to say. In my experience, it can present as nappy rash, but is actually HF&M.

Sometimes it's the more classic presentation of hand/foot/mouth blisters.

[Le-a]

I've had another look at his mouth, def full of red spots. Made a Dr appointment for in an hour (lucky!) so will see what he says.

[Elemenopee]

For my boys, first they were very hot, tired, lethargic. The spots came within a few hours. They were noticably ill, and slept for a couple hours in the middle of the day, uncharacteristically.
12 weeks later, their fingernails and toenails peeled off, which only happens with one particular strain of HFM.

[squirrel10]

My DD had it a couple of weeks ago and it pretty much started as you describe but the blisters developed pretty quickly after that. So Sat afternoon she was really sleepy and a bit grizzly through the night. Sun morning she woke with a temp of about 38.5, didn't want much brekky and had a couple of red spots on her hands and feet. Temp went away with Nurofen.

Monday morning she woke up covered in a viral rash (including nappy rash) and about 10 blisters on her hands and feet and a couple of red spots around her mouth. Her temp was 38.8 and she refused BF and breakfast. Her temp lowered with Nurofen again. I took her to the GP that morning and she immediately diagnosed Hand, Foot and Mouth. The poor thing also had a couple on her throat which I could tell were really hurting her. She also had bad breath which was from the blisters on her throat.

After that she needed to be in quarantine until her blisters dried up because she was still contagious until then. By the Sunday (so a week in total) she was as right as rain and back eating and drinking again as normal.

She has also just started at daycare and has been constantly sick for the last couple of months so I feel your pain OP!

[Le-a]

It's impossible to say. In my experience, it can present as nappy rash, but is actually HF&M.

Sometimes it's the more classic presentation of hand/foot/mouth blisters.

Interesting... He had TERRIBLE nappy rash (I thought it was thrush, all spotty) about two weeks ago. I will mention this to the Dr as well, see if it's related. Thanks for the tip.

[squirrel10]

Interesting about the fingernails and toenails Elomenopee. The skin on the bottom of DD's toes and near her fingernail nail beds is peeling off and I thought it must be related to the HF&M.

Do you know if anything we can do about it?

Edited for grammar

This post has been edited by squirrel10: 19/12/2012, 12:00 PM

[red_squirrel]

red spots in mouth could also be strep.
Best take him to the doc for a proper diagnosis.

[Le-a]

If anyone is interested- I took DS to the Dr, seems its just a viral rash. Glad I took him, but jeepers it seems like I'm at the Drs every week these days! Thanks daycare!

[Le-a]

Well colour me confused. I just looked at the soles of DS's feet and they are covered in red spots...

Any advice? (within EB rules, of course).