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Is It To Be Concerned About Red Spots On Knee, Chest And Arm Of A Child?
My 4 year old daughter developed red spots on her knee, chest & underarm 2 weeks ago, gp advised Fucidin Cream, over a week later it was not working and started to spread, now I am using Daktacourt but it is still spreading to the other side of her body and small spots are starting to appear around her eyes, what could this be, should I be concerned?
Mon, 4 Apr 2016
hi, new line welcome to this forum.
Can understand your concerns.
Rush Hour body for about 2 weeks could be due to bacterial infection, fungal infection, Eczema, Rash due to low platelet count.
Since you have already given fusidic acid cream, if its a bacterial infection it should have corrected.
The chances of fungal infection and Eczema cannot be ruled out without examining the patient.
The Rash due to low platelet count can occur in some devices like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, so it is very necessary to do platelet count in child and look for any low platelets.
In my opinion, you should immediately do a platelet count and an examination by Dermatologist is a must.
I hope this will help you. Take care.
Regards Dr. Deepak Patel
Can understand your concerns.
Rush Hour body for about 2 weeks could be due to bacterial infection, fungal infection, Eczema, Rash due to low platelet count.
Since you have already given fusidic acid cream, if its a bacterial infection it should have corrected.
The chances of fungal infection and Eczema cannot be ruled out without examining the patient.
The Rash due to low platelet count can occur in some devices like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, so it is very necessary to do platelet count in child and look for any low platelets.
In my opinion, you should immediately do a platelet count and an examination by Dermatologist is a must.
I hope this will help you. Take care.
Regards Dr. Deepak Patel
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