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What Do Swollen Rashes On Cheeks And Body Indicate?

I went to the science center with my son yesterday when we came home he went for a nap and when he woke up he had welt like rash on both cheeks and some of his body the ones on his cheeks were super read one side almost swollen. I gave him benadryl 3 times once every 6 hours which seemed to calm it down but his cheeks are still rosy now. What should I do??
Sat, 17 Jan 2015
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Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
By what you quote it should be an urticarial or a simple skin allergy. Most important thing to be remembered is that it has a propensity to recur (called as second crop) within 10-14 days. I suggest you use calamine lotion as its giving results along with oral antiallergic like Hydroxyziine or Cetrizine. If this happens, you can start using the same medicine but I suggest you get the kid evaluated with your paediatrician.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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What Do Swollen Rashes On Cheeks And Body Indicate?

Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. By what you quote it should be an urticarial or a simple skin allergy. Most important thing to be remembered is that it has a propensity to recur (called as second crop) within 10-14 days. I suggest you use calamine lotion as its giving results along with oral antiallergic like Hydroxyziine or Cetrizine. If this happens, you can start using the same medicine but I suggest you get the kid evaluated with your paediatrician. Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health. Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,