It all began with a small scrape on Tanner's knee that didn't seem to heal. We just thought he re-scraped it, and it was taking longer to heal because he kept bending it. But then it became oozy with liquid and began to spread. I was ready to take him to the doctor, but it finally started drying up and healing...
Then we noticed what we thought was a scratched off bite on the underside of his arm. Then THAT began to spread...
THEN at bathtime, I noticed some more of those "scratched off bites" that were oozy looking! EW!!! In this picture, they're dried up. But I ended up taking him to the doctor the next morning.
Tanner has his first case of Impetigo! The dictionary says it's, "A contagious bacterial skin infection, usually of children, that is characterized by the eruption of superficial pustules and the formation of thick yellow crusts, commonly on the face." But in Tanner's case, everywhere but the face! Poor kid! But he's not too fussy, it doesn't seem too itchy, and he likes the liquid antibiotics he has to take three times a day!
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Tyler has had sores like that before, but they didn't get puss in them. Kids and thier yuckos that they get!!
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