Re: UPDATE: Terrible rash on son's head

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Poor boy. I hope he heals fast. Babies are amazing that way. Also if

you do have it off for a week I would go back to the ortho before

putting it on and make sure the fit is okay (he may grow a lot during

the week).

Even though he is almost 1 year you really do have time. Don't worry.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

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> Thank you all so much for your responses to my post. I wanted to update

> you after visiting with my pediatrician today. The spots were getting

> so puss-like that I literally thought my son had the chicken pox,

> however, the pediatrician diagnosed him with Impetigo, which is a

> bacterial infection on the skin that causes small blister-like patches.

> After reading about it on the web, the symptoms described were exactly

> what he was experiencing. My ped said that it most likely started as a

> heat rash as my " son runs hot " as other people have mentioned, but that

> bacteria crept in and was aggravated by the helmet and he broke out. We

> have to keep the helmet off up to seven days while he takes the

> antibiotics and heals. That is kind of discouraging as we just got him

> into and used to the helmet. Plus, he is so much older (almost 1) and I

> feel like we don't have much time.

> I hope this time off the helmet and having to go through the re-

> introducing process again will not push me to give up. I'll keep the

> group posted.

> Thanks!

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