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What Causes Red Colour Cheek In Night?
hello , my 6yr old daughter is getting red cheeks every evening, she never has had them untill the last two wks.she is very active all day!. it only comes on at night, she also feels hot when the red cheeks appear. she has been takeing trimethoprim 2 times daily for apprpx 7 to 10 days could this be why?
Tue, 20 Dec 2016
Yes, the red cheeks are due to the sulpha in trimethoprim that is not agreeing with her. Maybe you can stop the antibiotic now and give her Fexofenadine 30 mg and Zantac 150 for three days--regards
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