Princess5 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) DS 11 has been scratching and last night had these rashes most of his body, back belly, chin, feet etc...he usually has very dry skin and we moisturize him as he lets us ( sometimes as he does not like lotions etc). Last night he would not sleep till 2am..tried everything like sarna anti itch etc...but I finally gave in and gave him benadryl and he finally went to sleep. This morning he was fine went to school skin seemed ok and now again he has those rashes ... What could they be? What could be causing them? What should we do? Edited January 10, 2023 by Princess5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 If it went away with Benadryl and then came back it’s almost definitely hives. Could be an allergic exposure of some kind or could be a virus. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Very likely hives. DS18 had a similar problem when he was in kindergarten. The public school nurse could give him Benadryl if his pediatrician writes a note for his school. I opt for the school nurse to call me instead as the school was a 10mins walk away. What we did was wash his bedsheets, comforter and pillowcases just in case. We also run the air purifier in the bedroom. Usually it resolves by itself. DS18 doesn’t like moisturizer but he is more afraid of the smell than the texture so he use my unscented moisturizer when the itch is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Yes to hives. And yes, they can indicate a virus instead of allergies in some cases. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecka Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 My son had a rash like this once. It lasted about 3 days. I think he had a fever the first day, but he was not very sick The doctor said it was a virus. They didn’t itch and I put something on…. I’m not sure. Something supposed to help them not itch. But they didn’t end up itching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Hives. Usually last a couple of days, in my experience. Like, even if he isn't exposed again, it takes 48 hours sometimes for body to calm down. Also, some people get hives just from cold temperatures! Cold Uticaria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Another vote for hives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 When I was a child I would get itchy hives like those with any big-ish change in temperature or pressure on my skin. If I scratched, the pressure on adjacent skin would cause them to spread. Diagnosed with dermatographia, I took Benadryl to manage them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess5 Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Thank you all.. Gave DS benadryl 2 nights in a row. Hopefully tonight he will be ok, but if needed will give again tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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