My five year old daughter has these little bumps on her legs and I notice that my four year old son is also getting them on his neck. What are these caused by? Should I take them to the pediatrician?
Thank you!! I really appreciate your time, opinion and having a forum like this available. I will look up molluscum in my Stedman's when I get to work tomorrow (I'm a disability examiner) and see if there's a picture or if what my son has fits that description as well. Thank you, again.
"Seed warts" are just small, regular warts, not molluscum, which are caused by a different virus.
ASR
My son had the same thing a couple of years ago. We found out that they were called seed warts. I can't recall what we did about them, but it might be something you can look up.
Lydia:
It sounds to me as though you are describing the viral condition called molluscum contagiosum. This is an unfortunate name, because these harmless viral bumps are really not contagious from one person to another. Kids often get them in various places such as the chest or neck. They sometimes get a little bit red, but they always go way even if left untreated. The average duration is a little on the long side, though, about nine months.
Because most treatments involve pain and multiple sessions, I usually advise parents of young children will have them to just let them be until they disappear on their own.
Good luck.
Dr. R