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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Can my Daughter Contract Chickenpox twice
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Can my Daughter Contract Chickenpox twice
by Christine, Jun 22, 2000 12:00AM
My daughter had Chickenpox when she was a toddler, but the last few days she has developed spots that look like chickenpox on her torso and neck, they are starting to spread down her arms, but she has no other symptons. Is it possable for her to contract chickenpox again? The spots also are on both sides of her torso and across her middle , that is why I don't think it is Shingles. She is 11.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Jun 22, 2000 12:00AM
, Jun 22, 2000 12:00AM
Christine:
Your daughter's current rash sounds nodescript, most likely some other virus. I would ignore it and just treat any itch with Benadryl cream or calamine. If it spreads or doesn't go away in a week, show your doctor.
You can't get chickenpox twice, but sometimes the first case was in fact another virus . . .
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Your daughter's current rash sounds nodescript, most likely some other virus. I would ignore it and just treat any itch with Benadryl cream or calamine. If it spreads or doesn't go away in a week, show your doctor.
You can't get chickenpox twice, but sometimes the first case was in fact another virus . . .
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Disease. Sounds bad but, in reality, it is just a virus. Doc said just another childhood illness. It will run it's course and baby will be fine. I thought it was jsut a heat rash. Glad I decided to take him in. Hope this helps.
Did they go away, now that its been a month?
My son has what your describing, bumps that look like they are water-filled just before they break chickpox. They are on his back, they have spread from 3 to 8 now, but still on his back.