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Pain, Tenderness, Blisters In Ear And Eye Symptoms Of Foot And Mouth Disease?
15 year old girl has been complaining about pain and tenderness in her left ear and eye in her cheek and inside her mouth .Fever has been on and off .Treated with nurofen .Blister like lesions have appeared above her left ear in her hair line and are spreading. Could this be foot and mouth as her palms of her hands peeled a couple of days ago.
Thu, 23 Jul 2015
Hi.
These symptoms of blisters along the ear, eye and cheek are classical indication of herpes zoster.
Take her to your Doctor, get a proper diagnosis and get started on proper antiviral and painkiller treatment.
Do not apply anything locally.
Give plenty of oral fluids.
These symptoms of blisters along the ear, eye and cheek are classical indication of herpes zoster.
Take her to your Doctor, get a proper diagnosis and get started on proper antiviral and painkiller treatment.
Do not apply anything locally.
Give plenty of oral fluids.
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