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Suggest Treatment For Allergic Skin Rashes On Legs
this is the second night in a row that my 5 year old daughter has broken out in red blotchy rash. I took her to the ER last night and they gave her benedryl & prednisone. She has had a bad cough for about 10 days and occasionally coughs up clear thick mucous. She runs a fever in the late afternoon and evening (oral 99 to 101) that responds to ibuprofen. The ER said it was an allergy to the red dye in the new children s advil i bought (i ve always bought the orange). But now she s starting with the blotchy, itchy legs again tonight without Ibuprofen. She s had a dose of benedryl and the oral prednisone 7.5 cc. Any advice?
Tue, 29 Dec 2015
Hello, I appreciate your concerns.
First, I would strongly advise you to add hydroxyzine (an anti histamine) to the benadryl. It works very well and the rash as well as itching decreases soon
Second, think of all the food and any other medicines you have given her on the day, and the day prior to appearance of the rash both times.
If you find something in common, try avoiding that to prevent an allergic rash again.
Hope this helped you. Ask your doctor to add Hydroxyzine for the rash and itchiness
First, I would strongly advise you to add hydroxyzine (an anti histamine) to the benadryl. It works very well and the rash as well as itching decreases soon
Second, think of all the food and any other medicines you have given her on the day, and the day prior to appearance of the rash both times.
If you find something in common, try avoiding that to prevent an allergic rash again.
Hope this helped you. Ask your doctor to add Hydroxyzine for the rash and itchiness
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