Son with Growth on His Forhead

hi K.,
i'm not a doctor but i am a mother of 5 and there is a virus known as molluscum; you should google it it is actually more common than more people realize and even more common in smaller children, it can take up to 2 years to go away if you go to the pharmacy like walgreens, longs, rite aid whichever, and buy some aquaphor it works wonders on the appearance of the irritation, believe it or not it does really just all of a sudden go away, it definately sounds like this is what he may have, let me know if it helps
J. e
oh yes i almost forgot don't pop it any more because it can spread if you let the pust go all over

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Dear K.,
I am not a doctor but have quite a bit of experience with the medical field and with kids in general. As a health insurance agent, I have seen and heard just about every possible malady you can think of.
What you are describing does not sound like warts. There are many different types, but they generally tend to be growths that are on the surface of the skin. On the face, hand or arm, for instance, they tend to look raised, bumpy, even kind of scaley. The don't tend to have pus, as they are more of a fungus as opposed to something that involves the sebacious glands. It sounds more like your son has clogged pores. And, he is about at the age where this could start happening as a result of his change in hormone production. The first thing to do is to gently wash the area with a mild, non fragranced soap and allow to air dry. Do NOT scrub with a washrag, etc. Even just with clean fingertips, VERY gently. After the skin dries and is allowed to breathe a little bit, I would put the tiniest little dab of neosporin to combat any bacteria. Whatever you do, avoid irritating the spots any further. By all means, get your son in the habit of never touching his face without clean hands. (I have a son and their little hands get all kinds of bacteria on them). Try these things and see if it helps. I don't know where you live, but I can guarantee that your county health department has clinics for check ups and immunizations, etc, for kids with no insurance and they charge on a sliding scale. You can get both of your children taken care of there while waiting for your insurance. That's where I took my children when I was going through my divorce and they were AWESOME!
The other thing you should check into is the Healthy Families Program. It's excellent and inexpensive coverage for children in qualifying families. It's not medi-cal, in fact, you have to make ENOUGH money to qualify. It is definitely worth looking into. Almost all pediatricians accept it. For two kids, it might cost $20 a month. Even surgeries, God forbid, are paid for.

Look into it and take care!

Take care!

Perhaps you could ask your druggist. Mine helps me more than I can tell you. J

Take your child to his pediatrician. It is that simple.

Hi K.,
A couple/few yrs ago, my son had a pimlish-like bump on his nose for 2 months before I asked the on-call pediatrician about it (during an appt for other reasons). Before then, I thought it was a pimple, then just a stubborn pimple, but did bring it up when I realized it couldn't possibly be a pimple (not for 2 months). The pediatrician said it wasn't a worry, but to watch it and if it was still there in another 2 months, to come back in and see our son's regular ped for it. We came back in -and it was bigger (not too much, but growing). My son's ped referred us to a dermatologist, which it took 2 more months to get in to see. He ended up surgically removing it under local anesthetic in his office's procedure room and biopsied it just to be safe. It was totally benign and was a growth that had formed from the sebaceous gland (?duct) getting clogged (much like a normal pimple, 'cept it kept slightly growing). Imo, it looked like a wart, but the derm said it wasn't. My son was very pleased to have it removed, since it was set so prominently on his face. It's possible your son may also have a blockage that has turned into something like my son had removed (we ended up referring to my son's as 'fossilized pimple'). I'd look through a medical dictionary w/ pics to try to identify the growth and get in to see a dermatologist as soon as your insurance kicks in (do the ground work now, of finding a derm, making sure they take your new ins, and getting a referral set up if you're new ins is an HMO --maybe even setting the appt now for after your ins starts).
Good luck -it's probably something simple, but still should be looked at.
M.

When will your insurace go through? If it's within a few weeks. Take your child to a urgent care facility. They will treat him. You can then ask them to bill you for the visit. Then when your insurace cards come in copy the card and send it in with the bill. Or if it's longer just pay it. They do have a pay plan. I believe it's in 3 months installments. Do you have a Walmart near you? If you are near Rohnert Park, Ca there is a onsite clinic there inside Walmart. I believe it's 75 dolars to see the doctor. It should be checked by a doctor. Don't wait it could become life threating if it's staff and you don't get it treated. Good luck. Let me know how it goes.

it could be a possible staph infection, I know they start out about the same way and will continue to some back without antibiotics. but there are so many things it could be that your only option is to probably take him somewhere. Do not pop it, if it is staph infection the pus is very contagious and if it touches any other part of his skin it will spread even more causing more pimples. Good luck, hope all goes well.

Hi, go online to check what it could be,but sounds like a doctor needs to check it and rule out staph!wash your hands and keep it covered just in case!

This sounds very similar to Moluskum(spelling?)It was difficult for me to get the DR. to figure out what it was. I ended up having to take my 2 yr old in and have a skin sample taken. 4 of my children have had them. They are like a wart. They do just about nothing for several weeks then start to get red and form a pimple like head on them. I was told that it is a child virus that they will grow out of. You should not pop it because it can spread the virus. They should not be bathed with any other children under 6, for it can spread in the water. I have used sylic acid on the face and it seems to work if I remember to do it every day for about 4 weeks. My children usually have them on their arms, and chest. This is the first that I have seen that has them on his face. I hate them and am devistated that he has them. I worked real hard to get all of my children clean of them before the littlest one came but, he has them anyway. I have also used a perscription ALADARA, It is used for genital warts (YUCK) but it really works quickly, you just can't use it on the face.
Good luck to you.

T.

You need to take him to the doctor. It could be a cyst of some sort or an infection. You need to have it looked at to make sure it is not infected. The fact that puss came out indicates something is going on. There are clinics around that will take people without insurance and charge a minimal fee.

I don't know what that thing is but I suggest you get him to the ped & do not pop it anymore. If your insureance hans't come thru, then take him to a pharmacy & ask the pharmasist for suggestions about what it might be & how to treat it. Hope this helps & good luck!

If it is a wart, you shouldn't be able to pop it, much less get anything out. Just sounds like a recurring pimple. My husband has them, but before him I've never seen any. But you pop it, and it comes back repeatedly. If you get stuff out, especially pus, I'd just assume it's a pimple. Don't freak out too much, it is probably nothing, just wait til insurance kicks in and then have it checked out.

Good luck!

Hello, it sounds like your son might have Molloscum. My son has or should I saw had this. It looks like small bumps and as it progresses it grows, then looks like a blister thing. I took him to the doctor and he treated them with a medication that makes them blister, pop and then go away. I have heard that they can not use this method on the face but I am not sure. If it is Molloscum then it is contagious, skin to skin and it can take up to 2 years to be out of the system. When I heard that I freaked out...I hae a 3 month old and so I was so nervous that she would get it too. I have had a couple on my hand and his doc treated me too. It is a virus...however I have no idea if this is what your son has it just kinda sounds like what our 19 month old had..best of luck.

You should go to an urgent care place and just pay the money. It could be a staff infection, or something else.

If pus came out it is not a wart. You can't get anything out of warts. If it's some kind of pimple the reason it came back is because you didn't get it all out. Also warts don't look red and swollen.

As a practiced face picker for decades, it sounds to me like they are very infected pimples, but without looking at it I really couldn't say for sure. If you can't afford a doctor visit right now you could take him to a facial aesthetician -- if you find a good one I have found over the years that they are sometimes better with skin problems that dermatologists. They might cost $100 or so but it'll be cheaper than paying out of pocket for a dermo.

I see something about a "molluscum" in another mom's advice, so take that into consideration.

It could be molluscum (sp?), If you use child care much or he's with other children, he may have caught it. It's no big deal (they don't even treat it!), but it looks hideous. My daughter had bumps all over her forehead and her head. It took about 6 months to go away.

My daughter had something that sounds similar to what you describe. It was a staph infection that is only curable with antibiotics. In fact, she had to take a couple different ones as that infection can be resistant to antibiotics.

I do not think warts have puss in them. Warts are a virus and they have their own blood supply. I don’t think you can pop them. My other daughter had warts on her foot. We had to take her to the doctor repeatedly to have them shaved off as we did the wart treatment.

That has been my experience. Hope it helps!

OK, I don't have real help for you since my oldest is almost 13 and we have only had a few problems with pimples with a couple of my kids. The only advice I can give is to take care of whatever it is as soon as possible. My son has friends and others that we do things with and I don't understand why the parents don't get involved when they see huge pimples that need to be "popped" or maybe more. I just think at this age they really need more help with any problems with their appearance. Don't get me wrong, I don't think that appearance should be a factor in anything, but when there are things that could be taken care of and help out a teenager that is already going through so much, we should help in any way.

It could be a cystic sebaceous gland or hive, a condition I suffered with from early childhood through early teen years. If you can calm down the eruption and identify and remove the irritant, the condition should subside. In my case it was an allergy to soaps, cleansers, detergents, etc.

I now make a Rash Relief therapeutic essential oil product in my natural skin care line, which you might like to try. It has skin calming as well as drawing properties and has been helpful for me and others dealing with this and a host of other complaints. You can read more at www.mccluckfarms.com or email me.

PS: "Popping" skin eruptions can cause scarring or spread septic infection. Warm compresses can help soften the skin so that any discharge can be washed away.

Good luck!

V.

Check to see if your city or county has a free clinic. You may have to wait hours to be seen, but an infection on the face can be hard to clear up so it would be worth the wait. You want to avoid facial scarring. Good luck.
T.

I've never heard of a wart having anything come out of it like a pimple. Chances are its ingrown hairs or baby acne. The best thing to do is leave it alone (stop popping them I understand the temptation but it can leave scars) and just dab a little hydrogenperoxid on them.