These are welts. They can appear suddenly out of nowhere and can spread rapidly. They are most common on the trunk, but can also be on the extremities, and rarely on the face. A very distinct characteristic of hives is that each welt will often come and go over a period of 10 to 15 minutes or as long as a few hours.
You will see some welts on the tummy, and then look again an hour later and find them gone, only to see new ones on the back. The welts can be small or very large, round or irregularly shaped, single or clustered together, and over-lapping. They usually itch, but not always.
Hives appear when the body has an allergic reaction to a variety of things. Variables such as foods, medications, external irritants such as soap, detergent, clothing material, or grass can cause an allergic reaction.
Children can also get hives during a normal illness such as a cold or fever. Because this is an allergic reaction, you need to observe your child for other signs of a severe allergic reaction such as throat tightness, wheezing, breathing difficulty, or persistent vomiting.
Go to the ER if these happen. The standard treatment for hives is Benadryl. There are two factors that can cause eczema. First, a genetic tendency toward dry, irritated skin; and second, skin allergies to a variety of irritants and foods. Childhood eczema has two different appearances… When this rash is mild it looks like flat, dry, white patches. During flare-ups, it appears as red, irritated, raised patches. This rash characteristically occurs on the inner elbows and behind the knees in infants and young children.
In older children, it usually affects the front of the knees and outside of elbows. In can also appear on the trunk, face, hands, and feet. Your child can have as little as one patch or dozens. The diagnosis and treatment of childhood eczema is extremely involved.
There is a variety of viruses that can cause this type of rash. Some viruses are easily identifiable such as chickenpox, fifth disease, and roseola. Most viruses, however, do not cause their own specific type of rash as chickenpox does. These generic viral rashes can have many different appearances, such as lacy or pimply, raised or flat, bumps, spots, or blotches, and they often but not always start on the trunk, and then spread to the extremities. The most important thing to understand here is that if your child has a fever or is not feeling well, and breaks out in one of these generic rashes, then it is probably a harmless virus and nothing to worry about.
This starts off with a few red spots or bumps often mistaken for insect bites. Fever is common. The next day many more bumps will appear, and the first bumps will have turned into blisters. On the third day, new bumps will appear, and the second-day bumps will start to blister. On day 4 the original blisters will start to crust over. Usually, by day 5, no new bumps will appear, and more blisters will crust over.
On day 7 the majority of blisters will crust over. The fever can last for 5 days. Contagion ends when the fever stops and all the blisters crust over. If this sounds like what your child has, click here for a complete discussion in chickenpox. Very important note — it is nearly impossible to diagnose chickenpox on day 1, and still difficult to know for certain on day 2.
Therefore, do not bring your child in to the doctor on day 1 or 2 and expect a definite diagnosis. Is this viral rash contagious? Viral rash getting worse? Sears advises: when you first notice some spots, draw a circle around a few of them. If they change into blisters within 24 hours, consider it chickenpox. Note: There is a highly effective chickenpox vaccine available to your child. Read about the vaccine here. This is a very common virus. Also known as German measles, rubella has been pretty much eliminated in countries with widespread vaccinations.
You can also have rubella without showing any symptoms. According to the CDC, up to 50 percent of people infected with rubella have no symptoms at all. The diseases mentioned above are spread through mucus and saliva. Some can also be spread by touching the blister fluid. These conditions are highly contagious and can easily spread among babies and young children. For many of these viruses, your child will be contagious a few days before the rash even develops.
In the case of chickenpox, for example, your child will be contagious until all the blisters — and there can be several hundred of them — become crusty. A child with rubella will be most contagious from a week before the rash appears to a week after. Sometimes, the diseases themselves can be, especially if your child is born premature or has a weakened immune system. Most viral rashes go away on their own.
The best thing you can do is to keep your child comfortable. Try the following:. There are some things you can do to reduce their risk for exposure and infection, including:. Some viral rashes can be prevented through vaccinations. If your child develops a viral rash, treatment usually involves managing symptoms and keeping your child comfortable until the infection runs its course. Keep them comfortable with over-the-counter pain relievers and cool baths.
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome -- an illness that seems to follow infection with coronavirus and impacts children -- affects multiple organs and the skin. Crutchfield, a Board-certified dermatologist and clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Symptoms include a red, itchy, bumpy rash all over the body, and a red peeling rash on the trunk area. Even though the idea of rashes and purple toes may frighten some, experts, like Okoye, say the best thing you can do is "protect yourself from becoming infected in the first place.
And COVID toes are not the only skin problem that's cropping up during the pandemic, although the most common problem -- dry skin -- has nothing to do with the virus itself. Because all that hand washing and hand sanitizer can irritate your skin, Okoye said that moisturizing is key. Crutchfield said.
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