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What Causes Redness And Blisters On Ear In A Child?

My 9 year old daughter has been complaining of dry scabby skin on her outer ear for over a week. Yesterday morning it was red and tender to touch. By the afternoon it had formed several blisters. Today her other ear had formed one blister. I am eating for culture results. But I was advised to apply neosporin to the area. What could this be?
Thu, 15 Oct 2015
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Welcome to Hcm,
I understand your concern and poor child must be going through lot of pain. Skin lesions such as these are hard to be commented upon based on description alone and best done by seeing it. However, your description makes me think those lesions could be viral in origin and can be something called as herpes infection especially because they are tender but your doctor is doing right by sending culture especially because you need to rule out a bacterial infection possibility. I would suggest you wait for report and if its negative, consult a dermatologist to rule out herpes infection. Take care.
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What Causes Redness And Blisters On Ear In A Child?

Hi, Welcome to Hcm, I understand your concern and poor child must be going through lot of pain. Skin lesions such as these are hard to be commented upon based on description alone and best done by seeing it. However, your description makes me think those lesions could be viral in origin and can be something called as herpes infection especially because they are tender but your doctor is doing right by sending culture especially because you need to rule out a bacterial infection possibility. I would suggest you wait for report and if its negative, consult a dermatologist to rule out herpes infection. Take care.