3yo had temp 102 for 3 days. fever went away. has 4 pimples around mouth area that are crusting over. no where else. h/f/mouth?

Cold blisters: Cold sore or fever blisters is fairly common in children. Make sure your child is drinking fluids OK. The rash will dry out and resolve in 3 - 7 days.

Hand Foot Mouth: With hand foot mouth "disease" (coxsackie virus) one would expect ulcers and lesions in the throat. Lesions around the mouth, on the feet and hands, or even over the body are also possible. If your child did not have any lesions in the mouth/throat, I would be more suspicious for another viral etiology such as herpes. Either way, if symptoms are resolving there is no treatment necessary.

Fever and mouth sore: The fever for three days means infection and often is the stress on the immune system. The sores around the mouth sound like what we call "fever blisters" and are caused by a Herpes type 1 virus that usually are transferred so time in the past from a kiss, in this case, from a family member that had an active sore. As any type of sore is like a rash, it often needs to be seen to be sure

Possible: It may be possible it is hand foot and mouth disease which is caused by a specific coxsackievirus. It may be some other viral illness also. Does pt have sores in the mouth? Is he/she having difficulty drinking fluids? How is the patient acting? Any other symptoms? Is the rash anywhere else? Make sure pt stays hydrated and watch for other signs and symptoms.

Possible impetigo: This is a bacterial skin infection which may required antibiotic therapy. The crusted lesions should be cultured for both staph and strept bacteria and baby should be examined.

Mouth pimples: Can be a mild coxsackie virus, but with the lesions around mouth area, it is possible it was a herpetic infection (cold sores).