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What Could Itchy, Swollen Feet With Red Patches On Foot Of A Child Indicate?
My 19 month old daughter started saying itchy and grabbing her feet. This seemed to start on Sunday night approximately. When I first looked at her feet, one looked slightly red but looked like nothing to be concerned about. She has begun waking up from naps and and at night, complaining of itchy feet and grabbing her heels. Now, when you look at her feet, the red has swollen up and looks irritated, its now on The red splotches have gotten much bigger and when you touch them, there are little red dots within the larger red patches on each foot instead of just one. I ve looked at pictures on line of fifth disease and athletes foot and even insect bites and it doesn t look like any of those things.
Itchy feet with irritation and redness may possibly be due to insect bite allergy, mostly mosquitos. The small reds dots are probably mosquito bites. Although lotions to soothen the skin and syrups to relieve the itch are available, the best treatment is prevention. Use mosquito repellents before bedtime and ensure that your daughter wears full sleeve shirt and pants in the evenings. One other possibility of nocturnal itch is a condition called scabies.your physician will have to examine your daughter before diagnosing scabies.
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What Could Itchy, Swollen Feet With Red Patches On Foot Of A Child Indicate?
Hello, Itchy feet with irritation and redness may possibly be due to insect bite allergy, mostly mosquitos. The small reds dots are probably mosquito bites. Although lotions to soothen the skin and syrups to relieve the itch are available, the best treatment is prevention. Use mosquito repellents before bedtime and ensure that your daughter wears full sleeve shirt and pants in the evenings. One other possibility of nocturnal itch is a condition called scabies.your physician will have to examine your daughter before diagnosing scabies. Regards, Dr.Sudharsana.S