Well it started on a Friday morning. She had a dr. appt this morning anyways due to she had been pulling on her ears and got a fever of 102.5. No biggie until I undressed her and noticed tin red bumps covering her arms and legs. So the dr. said she does have ear infection and put her on amoxocillin.. as for the rash.. he was not sure what it could be.. it was not on palms or heels so he said to watch it until the next day and see how it looked and how she felt. So Saturday comes and its not better or worst really. Just kinda the same. Low fever no biggie had a lil runny nose. Well I took her to ER just to be on the safe side cause it was a lil freaky to not know what this rash was. Called it "viral Exanthem". something viral and nothing can be done just keep an eye on her. so okay.. good.. I can handle that I guess.
The NEXT FRIDAY comes and she wakes up and is covered in SEVERE rash that is very rough and blister looking in a few places. it is all over my baby.. hands, face, arms, legs butt, back belly feet, neck,... so I took her to the Dr, and they ent us to Children Hospital ER. I was really scared but couild not figure out what the heck was going on! The first rash had gone away and Kairi has been perfectly fine with no fever or anything. Only thing was she had not had an appetite for food but would take her bottle okay. So in ER they discovered again.. that it is whats called viral exanthem.. which means she had a virus and it could be out of a list of 800 different things. and said just to keep watching her. If she gets fever or anything worstens to come back. I cant believe my baby girl looks like this and there is NOTHING that can be done for her. One dr. said there are only a few rashes that will cause bumps on palms and feet and none of them is what she had.. weird huh.. So I went home and within about 4-5 days Kairi rash cleared up and now shes fine. It was sooo crazy! My baby looked awful and it was really nothing but a virus of some kind. The second day of having the bad rash she also developed fifth disease.. where the cheeks looked red from being slapped..
fifth disease typically produces a distinctive red rash on the face that makes the child appear to have a "slapped cheek." The rash then spreads to the trunk, arms, and legs. Fifth disease is actually just a viral illness that most kids recover from quickly and without complications
""Exanthem is the medical name given to a widespread rash that is usually accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever, malaise and headache. It is usually caused by an infectious condition such as a virus, and represents either a reaction to a toxin produced by the organism, damage to the skin by the organism, or an immune response. Exanthems may also be due to a drug (especially antibiotics)."" but hers started before antibiotics..
This happened Last week so like May 29-30th
SHE WAS SUCH A TROOPER
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Scary. I am glad you had her checked out. I freaked when my daughter had raised atlas like shapes on her. Long story short and two er visits and a visit to a specialist, I figured it it was the suave baby shampoo I used on her hair. Allergy... the specialist said it was an air born virus, but when it happened a third time after I shampoo'd her hair, I realized what it was. I gave her some benedryll and we avoided another Er visit.
was hers the hives.. Kairis wasnt hives.. it was something different.. it was even on bottom of feet and palms which is a rare place for rashes to be.. hives are often caused from soaps or cloths or detergents or anything someone is allergic to really..
I have definitly ben watching what I use and give her to make sure its not something in particualr rather than another "virus" so far we have made it a week ;)
Looks like fifths disease to me, similar to chicken pox, the red cheeks are a big sign. I've seen dozens of kids with it and id say that is what it is.
Google fifths disease for more info.
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Yeah I said she had fifth disease on her face.. I diagnosed that on my own the next day after ER visit.. MY other daughter had it when she was about 4
Poor thing. It's good to hear that she has recovered and is back to normal.
I searched every thing almost you could imagine and it looks like soo many different things.. the cheeks turning the way they did is why I said fifth disease but that did not come until day 2.. Weird stuff ;) thanks for links!
Hello Ms. Meacham.. Thanks!!
My children had the same thing when they got sick when they were little. The rash is from the fever. It causes raised red bumps, called fever bumps. Thats what the kids doctor said, its harmless and its not serious. It will go away when the fever goes away. He told me to give my kids when they have a fever, tylonol every 4 hours and ibprohen every 6 hours. And it helped out alot, the bumps were gone, also the fever. He also said you can give her a bath in espson salt, let her sit in it for a little with a towel around her body and keep wetting the towel so she wont shiver. It helps with iching and reddness. Hope this helps, my kids are always sick. I think I lived and still live at the doctors office, lol. Hope she get better soon, will be saying a prayer for a speedy recovery. Take care Mom.
Poor thing, that looks really awful. I had my legs break out a few years ago and I remember how painful that was. They said I had dermatitis. I hope she never breaks out like that again.
Zach has had the same thing twice after being on antibiotics. The Dr. is not sure if it's from the meds or just part of the sickness. He said at the time he was seeing a lot of it and it's not contagious.
Poor little thing! I'm glad she's doing better.
that so sad. I am glad that its gone. But even with it she was still adorable
ohthe poor baby!! glad she is getting better
Poor little Kairi. Did your doctor give you claritin or zyrtec for the rash?
Roshane got a rash all over his body when he was about 10 months old, he was swollen as well though and ended up changing skin. Ever since we have been using Claritin whenever he gets a rash.
not a heat rash, hope she gets over it soon..
I'm glad she finally got over the rash. I hope it won't ever come back.
im glad the rash went away! hope all is going well now.
Oh wow. That's bad, but I'm glad she is doing better now!
Poor little baby!
hope she is getting better love how she can smsile and all with all going ons,,