Rash - Rohnert Park, CA

My daughter gets rashes, and viral rashes, all the time. They say it is not a big deal and always give me Benadryll. Each time I end up giving it to her for at least 2 days round the clock and it goes away. I probably went to the doctor six different times, now more than likely I just use the Benadryll becuase it does still happen and she is 2. They started around 4 months. Good luck, cool baths may help with the itchting too. Aveno makes and oatmeal bath soak, use a little of that to conttol the itching, C.

Hello... My son who just turned 2 had a fever of 101.5 for 2 days then broke out in a rash over his belly,legs and feet for about 3 days. Dr. also said it was a viral rash. This was 2wks ago so something must be going around. I know of 7 other kids who have had this( fever with no other symptoms). With the exception of our kids developing a rash. Hope this helps. K.

Its really common for young children to have a rash accompanying the tail end of a virus - it's just another one of the bodies reactions to fighting a virus off.
Have you asked your doctor about roseola? Roseola is a very common illness in young children between infant and toddlerhood - you will notice your child having a fever and acting like he is sick for a few days, and just when the virus seems to be going away, the child will break out in a rash over their bodies (small round red bumps). The rash signals the end of the virus, and though it will take a few days for the rash to go away, your child will be essentially well even with the rash. Most, if not all, children will have roseola at sometime during their early childhood - look it up online or in one of your baby books. You'll find a wealth of information (which is really to just leave it alone until it fades) about it, and find that once your child has it once, it will never come back again. Its a childhood illness that we nearly all go through - if you have an older female family member that has had children, they will likely also be able to diagnose your child's rash too ;)

Here is a link that may help you: http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&so...

Good luck!

T.

it might be hives. i had a problem with hives a few years back. i'd break out if i was too hot, or cold. anytime i took an allergy pill that was supposed to help, they got worse. if they are hives, they are caused by allergies. have you introduced anything new into her diet? my doctor had me keep a journal of what i ate and how the hives reacted, maybe you could try this and find the cause. good luck

I dont know anything about a viral rash, but a baking soda bath is great for the skin and always helps my son who gets eczema and very bad rashes below the waist. At the very least it can help to soothe the skin.
Good luck

Dear J.,

I think that it will go away soon on its own. That is what viruses do. To make you feel better, go onto www.drgreene.com and there is a loooong list of subjects that he has very good answers for.

Just keep on moving through each day and enjoying your family. Everything will be alright.
C. N.

I didn't want to believe the doctor when they told me the same thing. BUT, in fact it is true and very common. It was explained to me that it is like the virus exiting the body thru the skin and it looks far worse than it is. All we ever did was benedryl also. In a few cases the rash has been severe enough that they gave my son steroids, but most of the time it is not necesary. good luck.

My son just turned 3 and a few months ago he had a rash on his face and lower back that he kept scratching and saying it was itchy. He had no fever nor any other symptoms other than sneezing. I took him in to see the pediatrician and was diagnosed with hives. A week later it started spreading and also started to peel, especially on the face hands and feet. I gave him Benadryl and Aveeno baths for the itching. I took him back to his pediatrician but he really couldn't diagnose anything else. It has since gone away, but never could figure out what was causing it.

hi.my son had the same thing about three times and every time it looked a little different and i would rush him to the doctor and they told me the same thing. theres really not much you can do but let it take its course and it will go away. last holloween i rushed him to the emergency room thinking he had chicken pocks and he wasnt due for that vacine for another month so i was freaking out but it ended up being a viral rash from his cold. i think it helped with the itching to give him warm baths. the best of luck.
nikki

Oh fun, my daughter gets those! Every person reacts differently to any given virus. Some of us show it on our skin. My girl has been sent home 3 times from preschool in the last year because they swear she has chicken pox or measels(been vacinated for both). I run her to the doc and he always seems to say the same thing... a little benedryl and maybe a bath with epson salt or some calming cream (palmers makes one and excema cream seems to help too). In a few days it goes away and we're all good again. Good luck! My suggestion is to take pictures of the rash if it's going to be a day or so before you get to see the doc, because the bumps will change over time and it's helpful for the doc to see the different phases.

Hi, J.,

I know exactly what you mean, my daughter got something like that when she was about 2 1/2 years old, pediatrician told me its rosolio, it happend right after she broke into a high fever, all could do is let it takes it course pediatrician suggest calamine lotion for the itchies, don't let her scratch it it could scare..but eventually it does go away, as I could recall about 1 to 1 1/2 weeks maybe...