What is this weird spot on my toddlers hip?

[tinkerbelle93]

So noticed this properly on Friday. He has had a few boil type bites over his torso ect. Which we think may have been down to my parents cats fleas (who has now been sorted out) and I saw a couple of marks on his hip but paid no attention. Anyway one of the marks did indeed look like a bite and is healing up nicely with the rest of them. However on Friday evening I noticed this spot on his hip was really red and slightly raised and seemed to be a bit golden scabby in the middle?? I put metaniun on it but not much improvement. He had a hot bath and I gently wiped it to get the scabby bit off but just seems to be re scabbing.

My mum looked at it and says its just a funny spot and to just wait for it to go but I'm a bit freaked out by it so I think I'm going to take him to the doctors tomorrow :/ any opinions? It's not bothering him

 

[tinkerbelle93]

Here's a less close up so you can get an idea of size

 

[Zephram]

If it's golden in the middle you might want to get it checked by a doctor as that could be impetigo or some kid of staph infection.

 

[tinkerbelle93]

If it's golden in the middle you might want to get it checked by a doctor as that could be impetigo or some kid of staph infection.

That crossed my mind but thought impetigo spread to multiple sores? X

 

[seoj]

Sores and rashes are tough- as they can look very similar but one might be no biggie while the other is? My LO got a bacterial infection once, and I tried to determine it- but ultimately we went to the doc and found out it was nothing to be concerned with.

If you want the reasurrance- can't hurt to call and ask.

 

[tinkerbelle93]

Couldn't get a doctors appointment today so have to wait until tomorrow. Does anyone else have any guesses to what it may be? X

 

[HappyAnjeL]

Id keep his appointment, but it looks like he may have just picked at something like a pimple and it got irritated.. impetigo from my experience usually looks "wet"

 

[jd83]

I'm not sure, but I'd definitely get it checked to be sure its not staph, or if it IS staph, to get treatment for it. That was my first thought when I looked at it, since you said it was a bit raised too.

 

[tinkerbelle93]

It's looking better this morning, went to the doctor anyway but LO was scared and kept crying/trying to run away so she didn't get a great look at it :/ I showed her the photos but she didn't think much of it, just said it's not a worry since it's healing and 'probably a spot that got a bit infected', does that mean staph? X