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What Causes Prickly Heat Type Skin Rash On Body?
Hi, My 4 year daughter has a skin rash last week she was seen by the gp as she had a cough and he said she may have asthma and a chest infection so she was precribed amoxiclin which cleared up the cough. aweek (wednesday) later i noticed a prickly heat type rash on her ankles over the last few days it has spred across her body up to her cheeks. she is not hot and her eyes are bright still no obvious tiredness and it does not seam to be itching. It looks a little like measles /prickly heat. I have given her prition and keep putting on calamine cream on but im concern what to do. please help thank you Ema ema
Mon, 22 Sep 2014
Hi..this could be a rash due to streptococcal infection too. But anyhow you have used the appropriate antibiotic. Another option is that in some typed of viral illness with rash this particular antibiotic can aggravate the rash.
You can use Piriton and Calamine lotion....but if its not settling in 48 hours or getting aggravated with joint pains---please consult your pediatrician.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
You can use Piriton and Calamine lotion....but if its not settling in 48 hours or getting aggravated with joint pains---please consult your pediatrician.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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