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Suggest Treatment For Skin Hives In A Child

Hi, my son is 9. He has had hives off and on since Thanksgiving. I ve taken him to allergists, dermatologists, and he s had diagnosis of erythema mulitiforme and viral uticaria- which neither are correct. He just had labs which now show an elevated sed rate of 22, AST 144, ALT 147, Cholesterol 185 and trig of 128. He is not overweight and eats healthy. He has been on 5 courses of prednisone since Thanksgiving and currently on 30 mg. He wasnt on pred when these labs were done. He is also on Zantac, Singulair, and Zyrtec d/t the hives. Help!
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query your son is having skin hives, hives occur when body give response to some external stimuli or some kind of allergen . Introduction of allergen to skin cause release of some chemical which make the skin to swell. They are usually harmless until they cause problem like breathing problems,swallowing problems .

I would suggest you to :-

- To find out the trigger factor which is a complicated thing , But the prevention of hives is he best thing one can do . So try to avoid the trigger factor .

- Give cold compresses to reduce itchiness . give cold compresses several times a day .

Consult dermatologist for proper diagnosis . Doctor may prescribe steroid therapy .

Until then continue taking antihistamine drug 'benadryl'


Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Suggest Treatment For Skin Hives In A Child

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query your son is having skin hives, hives occur when body give response to some external stimuli or some kind of allergen . Introduction of allergen to skin cause release of some chemical which make the skin to swell. They are usually harmless until they cause problem like breathing problems,swallowing problems . I would suggest you to :- - To find out the trigger factor which is a complicated thing , But the prevention of hives is he best thing one can do . So try to avoid the trigger factor . - Give cold compresses to reduce itchiness . give cold compresses several times a day . Consult dermatologist for proper diagnosis . Doctor may prescribe steroid therapy . Until then continue taking antihistamine drug benadryl Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari