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what is this rash???
My 9 year old son started with a rash on JUne 11, he then proceeded to have a fever. Took him to the doctor and he had strep throat, placed on ammoxicillin x 10 days, rash was gone. 3 days later rash came back, no fever, no strep. Zyrtec daily for 4 days with no improvement. placed on prednisone for 7 days rash gone. The rash is present on face, neck, back,abdomen partially on his buttocks and groin(not as bad), and down his legs and inner thighs. His lower arms and legs do not have the rash. it is red and sandpaper like. His face is the same with very dry areas and his eyes are red and swollen. we do swim in a pond,(noone else gets a rash in the family) but considering his legs do not have the rash and his arms I am not sure what to think. Can it be due to the sun? Any ides would help greatly
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Hello,
These rashes that come and go are due to hives and they appear and disappear in response to viral infections(with preceding sore throat) and medications. Oral antihistamine, such as Benadryl can be used. Your child should take a comfortably cool bath and covering the affected area with bandages and dressings can help protect the skin and prevent scratching. You should choose mild soaps without dyes or perfumes and use a mild, unscented laundry detergent when washing clothes, towels and bedding.
Also apply calamine lotion as it helps in soothing effect on the skin.
If the symptoms persist then get an evaluation done from a dermatologist. Chronic hives which can be due to systemic diseases also need to be ruled out.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.
These rashes that come and go are due to hives and they appear and disappear in response to viral infections(with preceding sore throat) and medications. Oral antihistamine, such as Benadryl can be used. Your child should take a comfortably cool bath and covering the affected area with bandages and dressings can help protect the skin and prevent scratching. You should choose mild soaps without dyes or perfumes and use a mild, unscented laundry detergent when washing clothes, towels and bedding.
Also apply calamine lotion as it helps in soothing effect on the skin.
If the symptoms persist then get an evaluation done from a dermatologist. Chronic hives which can be due to systemic diseases also need to be ruled out.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.
Thank you for the help. I will let you know what we find out if anything. Thank You Again
While KD being a vasculitis does affect the heart in a proportion of cases. But then it is like putting the cart in front of the horse! ECHO is done as a routine if there is a suspicion. His previous ablation would not have anything to do here.I sincerely feel the rash would s
just so you know he was treated with ablation for SVT last June. He had it since he was 5 years old. Can this KD affect his heart, since you mentioned the echo? I really do appreciate your help, I feel like we are getting nowhere and he is not getting any better. Thank You So MUCH!!!
Sure did go through the profile photos.Guess would settle down with some more prednisolone, but do get the child examined for this unlikely cause too.Just to be sure. Regards.
Incomplete cases also occur. (Clinical features are typical, just not present in the numbers required for fully manifested cases. For that reason, the term "incomplete KD" is used rather than "atypical KD").
Do get an Echocardiogram just to be sure.
Do get an Echocardiogram just to be sure.
I thought that affected the hands and feet. He has no rash on them. No fever since the strep throat. Thank You
I thought that affected the hands and feet. He has no rash on them. No fever since the strep throat. Thank You
I put pics on my profile of his current rash currently he does not have the sand paper feel everywhere like he did. put obviously his skin is far from clear. When he was on the Prednisone before the rash totally cleared up.
I also forgot to mention. The last time he was on Prednisone the day after he completed it the rash came back. Any ideas especially from a dermatologist would be great. They just keep treating him with prednisone, but it is not working. I am very frustrated. I do have pics of the rash and what it currently looks like.
He is again on Prednisone. He is on day 7, has 2 days to go and his skin is awful looking. We have an appointment with his Dr again on friday. They are not able to tell me what it is. This all started around June 11. That is almost 6-7 weeks.
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