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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Child Has Itching, Taken Allegra. Has Fever, Headache And Vomiting. What Should I Do?

HI DOCTOR, MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS HAVING SEVERE ITCHING FOR THE PAST ONE WEEK. STARTED ON TUESDAY (09/10/12) I GAVE HER ALLEGRA SYRUP IT SEEMED TO REDUCED THEN ON THURSDAY BECAME WORSE THE DOCTOR SAID COULD BE VIRAL AND SHE ALSO GOT A SLIGHT TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES AND SEVERE HEADACHE . THURSDAY TOO SHE HAD A VERY BAD HEADACHE AND LOW GRADE TEMPERATURE AND SHE VOMITED ABOUT 5-6 TIMES. FRIDAY BACK TO NORMAL NO TEMPERATURE AND NO HEADACHE ONLY THE SKIN ITCHING IS STILL THERE. THE DOCTOR HAS NOW GIVEN HER POLARAMINE SYRUP AND EMOLENE OINTMENT. USING IT FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS STILL ITCHING NOT REDUCED. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Wed, 31 Oct 2012
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good morning, one good thing is that the fever has reduced. as of the itching right now. just look for any rashes, pus filled lesions , lesions in the oral cavity and jaundice- discoloration of the eyes. if its just itching, it ll be controlled by the above treatment just use some mild alovera based soaps. if it iss associated with rashes , it may be either urticaria or its vast and groupy, or if its limited and more in the night , it might be scabies, in either of the cases u need a dermatologist opinion, if the rashes is associated with jaundice, then it can be due to high bilirubin levels. as of now currently till u get to meet a doctor, u can use an ointment called - ritch. but kindly make sure u reviw wid ur doctor.
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Child Has Itching, Taken Allegra. Has Fever, Headache And Vomiting. What Should I Do?

good morning, one good thing is that the fever has reduced. as of the itching right now. just look for any rashes, pus filled lesions , lesions in the oral cavity and jaundice- discoloration of the eyes. if its just itching, it ll be controlled by the above treatment just use some mild alovera based soaps. if it iss associated with rashes , it may be either urticaria or its vast and groupy, or if its limited and more in the night , it might be scabies, in either of the cases u need a dermatologist opinion, if the rashes is associated with jaundice, then it can be due to high bilirubin levels. as of now currently till u get to meet a doctor, u can use an ointment called - ritch. but kindly make sure u reviw wid ur doctor.