Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Inconclusive...

Unfortunately I do not have an answer to yesterday's post, Chicken Pox (CP) or Hand, Foot and Mouth (HFM)??

Our doctor today ruled out HFM because the sores aren't consistent with HFM. But they aren't 100% convinced that it is CP either because it is not on his torso/head which is odd because CP usually begins at on the back/stomach and moves outward. For a moment they thought it may be impetigo so he was cultured for that but it came back negative.

The way this was all left is that we had to go to a separate lab for blood work. The blood work is to specifically screen for the vericella virus (chicken pox).

Time will tell...

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