Guest guest Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 > Last week a little boy on my bus and in my son's class had cold sores > all along his lip Monday through Thursday. On Thursday he was sent > home since the cold sores seem to be spreading and were oozing and had > pus. Friday when I was picking him up, mom mentioned to me that he > had Impetigo. It wasn't sinking in until half way to school. > > So, once we got there I decided to keep my son home, but went in to > snitch to the nurse. They ended up sending the boy home again since > the cold sores were still oozing, and it hadn't been 24 hours since > they sent him home. > > So now it's a week later and my son came home with really red ears. > They were hot to the touch and almost purple looking. He wasn't > overheated or hot anywhere else. I called school and they swear he > didn't eat anything other than what I sent to school. Now, that I was > putting him to bed, I noticed some spots around his mouth and around > one nostril. They are small red dots with a small blister. Tiny. > > He's been on Valtrex for a year now. We never saw any positives or > negatives with it, but continue to do it. > > Any ideas what could be going on here? Could it be related to the > other boy's outbreak? Could I just be crazy? > > I have an unvaxed 10 month old with HypoGam, so I'm freaking out a > little here. > > I'd appreciate any ideas. > > Angele > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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