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Suggest Treatment For High Fever And Itchy Rashes In A Child

Posted on Fri, 9 Oct 2015

Question: 9 year old son had fever of 100-102 for 24 hours. Temp is now normal, but his feet have an itchy rash and he is having body aches. Rash is not seen anywhere else I his body. How should I treat this?

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Could be hand foot mouth disease

Detailed Answer:
Hi....I have just seen the image. It looks like its hand foot mouth disease rash...more so as you say its itchy.

This is one viral illness among all other exanthemas which can cause fever followed by rash over palms and soles.
It is a self-limiting disorder and itching can be really worrisome.

I suggest you use any over the counter antihistamine if you have one with you now. You can use Hydroxyzine at 1-2mg/kg/dose (Maximum 10mg) every 6th to 8th hourly for 7 days.

This can even cause some peeling of skin in the next 4-6 weeks and do not worry about it.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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