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my son is 3 years of age he came from school on tuesday of this week seeming ok but about 7 -8 pm when his dad pick him up from our neighbour as i was at class. my neighbour say when he left he seem ok and my husband say he lift him up to take him upstairs and he stared complaining for pain. when he arrive upstairs with him he turned the lights on and saw his body swelling and red at the joints, and he was having a fever. he rush him to the docter the docter said it look like rumatic fever so she gaive him caterflam and sent him to the hospital for admission. while at the hospital he started itching and then his body starded whailing not really rash but big whails the fever and the joint pain and swelling seem to have left but the itching and the whails was left.
Hi Your child seems to be suffering from an allergic episode and not rheumatic fever. It needs immediate action in the form of epinephrine subcutaneous injection, steroids and anti histaminics. Also, search for the cause of allergy of your child. It might get worson in the next episodes of repeated exposures.
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What Causes Itching After Rheumatic Fever?
Hi Your child seems to be suffering from an allergic episode and not rheumatic fever. It needs immediate action in the form of epinephrine subcutaneous injection, steroids and anti histaminics. Also, search for the cause of allergy of your child. It might get worson in the next episodes of repeated exposures.