hi my grandson has had a throat infection a week ago an last Monday developed an ear and eye infection,seems like a conjunctivitis.This morning he has some small red spots on his face and two tiny watery ones in his ear.yesterday he was running a temperature,not too high though.Is it linked to chickenpox please/
Thank you for your queries it could be chicken pox. Chicken pox is a viral (varicella Zoster) disease characterized by flu-like symptoms progressing to development of small itchy, fluid filled vesicles with a reddish base (that start on the face or chest and can be present anywhere on the body including the eye, ear mouth etc.). This then breaks, crusts and heals over a period of 3-4 weeks. Fever is usually mild and the number of vesicles depends on the viral load (severity). The diagnosis is made on clinical findings. There are other infections that can present similarly and may need treatment. I urge you to consult his physician/ pediatrician to confirm the diagnosis. If it is chicken pox, it is usually self limiting and may require only symptomatic relief (fever, itch). HY Chat Doctor. Avoid anything that increases body heat (fatty food, animal fat, oily and spicy food, caffeine to name a few.) Cool