Our sweet Loggie Bear has had a rough 6 weeks. In early May he got a few spots on his face and hands. We originally thought he had hand foot and mouth. The original spots slowly went away, but then a couple weeks later he had a large outbreak of new spots. They started out looking like mosquito bites and then would start looking like chicken pox. He tested negative for chicken pox, and no one could figure out what was wrong with him. He slowly started to get better, and we were all thinking he just had something viral and was getting better.
Last week Logan had an even worse outbreak. It was so frustrating not knowing what was wrong with him or how to help him. Logan was referred to Texas Children's in Houston. We finally got him in yesterday at Texas Children's and he has papular urticaria. It basically means he is having an allergic reaction to bug bites. When he gets one or two bites, he then has an allergic reaction that causes him to break out in this rash. I am so relieved to know what is wrong with him, and that he should outgrow it in a year or so.
Unfortunately there isn't too much we can do for him to completely get rid of it. He is on zyrtec to help minimize the reaction, a topical steroid to help with the irritation of the spots, and then bug spray any time he goes outside. We leave Monday for Colorado, which I am hoping will help since there are much fewer mosquitos there. Hopefully it will give his skin a chance to heal! I am so glad he is not contagious! We have a quite a few strange looks when we have been out and about!
Sweet baby with his first spot on his forehead
Ouchie
Happy boy at Texas Children's
Thank you to everyone who has prayed for Logan! We are so happy to know what is wrong with him, and that it isn't anything too serious or long term.
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Keegan has the same thing. When he was younger, a bite would swell up to quarter size. Some days he looked horrible - like we must have put him into an enclosed container with jungle mosquitos. We have noticed it has gotten considerably better as he has gotten older. This year, at age 5, his bug bites look just like bug bites and not welps.
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