The Welts on DCG

[Familycare71]

Funny thing is they don't seem to bother her. She doesn't itch them or complain at ll.

No she is not here today. Supposed to return on Monday, but mom said if they persist over the weekend then she will take her back to Dr.

Good!!! Hope they find the cause quickly- but at least they aren't bothering her!

[MsLaura529]

Those are the kind of welts my cousin would break out with whenever he came in contact with one of his allergens - pet dander and dust mites. They had take out all of the carpet in their house and they couldn't have any stuffed animals or anything like that.

[LoraJenkins]

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Here are some pics of the welts my DCG had yesterday that I had posted about earlier.

She did see the Dr and the doctor wants to wait about a week for allergy testing. Dr seems to think it may be viral.....I think not.

The saga continues....

OMG!!!! That looks EXACTLY like the reaction my DH had to fire ants a few years ago. I treated him with benadryl UNTIL we could get to the ER. Definitely an allergic reaction to something she has come in contact with or an insect. WHY would they want to wait?????

[Cradle2crayons]

I have been there and done this with my daughter when she was younger.

It's true, sometimes they are viral in nature.

And if a doctor sees hem, especially if they aren't a on the face or neck, they do not consider them dangerous or even contagious.

They are sometimes vital, but in kids most of the time they simply don't know the cause.

Allergy testing, while showing possible false positive and negatives, generall won't show a true cause, even if there is a positive.

Here is a paragraph I found in some literature.

What are the causes of ordinary hives?

As noted above, many cases of ordinary hives are "idiopathic," meaning no cause is known. Others may be triggered by viral infections. A few may be caused by medications, usually when they have been taken for the first time a few weeks before. (It is uncommon for drugs taken continuously for long periods to cause hives or other reactions.) When a medication is implicated as a cause of hives, the drug must be stopped, since no skin or blood test will prove the connection. In most cases, drug-induced hives will go away in a few days. If a drug is stopped and the hives do not go away, this is a strong indication that the medication was not in fact the cause of the hives.

And this is the case in all I've seen in my career that present this way..

In my daughters case, I always refer to her ad my ashy baby. Wen the hives left, they left and never came back.

[Evansmom]

We have allergies and our allergist says allergy testing after exposure won't be accurate. This is probably why their doc wants to wait. In fact I've read that it's better to wait 4 weeks or more for allergic blood mediators to go back to normal levels.

Apparently IgE in the blood (what causes allergic reactions) is all skewed after an exposure. So the tests will be all off if they test now. Plus you have to be off any antihistamine for a week before testing because those drugs will throw off the test too. So in our experience the DCG's doc is doing what he can. First step would be to stop the reaction either by giving benedryl around the clock or maybe an epi at the hospital. Then testing when it's indicated.

Keep in mind too that skin and RAST testing only have a 50-60% accuracy (either false positive or false negative) so they're not really reliable.

[Unregistered]

That is a BAD allergic reaction. Holy crap. I can't believe that dr wants to WAIT for allergy testing. Find a different dr.

Our Allergist for our DD waited too. He did not want to make things worse by doing the testing while she already had a reaction. That can also cause other issues too...


Found out our DD was allergic to darn near everything and unfortunately, she had to start taking allergy shots. She ended up with anaphylaxis 2 of those shots and discontinued them because they scared her (and us!) so much.

It's not as simple as we think it is sometimes, and it's not the time to start any testing.

[countrymom]

if she is getting them to areas where the skin is not exposed then its something that she is eating or its inside her clothes. Like new laundry soap, body wash, bubble bath, fabric softner.

is she coming with them or do they appear at your house. If she is coming with them, then its something from home. If its bad, usually benedryl is to be given twice a day and they go away after the third day. Is mom really giving her some, is she giving her the right dose.

[Evansmom]

if she is getting them to areas where the skin is not exposed then its something that she is eating or its inside her clothes. Like new laundry soap, body wash, bubble bath, fabric softner.

is she coming with them or do they appear at your house. If she is coming with them, then its something from home. If its bad, usually benedryl is to be given twice a day and they go away after the third day. Is mom really giving her some, is she giving her the right dose.

Actually benedryl is safe to be given every 4 hours around the clock (even during night) and my doc tells us to give twice the amount per dosage listed by weight on the bottle for an allergic reaction.

[Razzledbrat]

My daughter suddenly had the exact same break out happen! It always seem to happen on a weekend when I couldnt get her to the doc! They just went away! I did take her to doc anyway and doc said it was an allergy of some sort. She said to give her benedryl when it happens and gave us a cream to put on it because it did itch my daughter like crazy.

It did happen again and we gave her benedryl. It was gone within an hour! It came and went ! Sometimes it was just a spot or two and sometimes it was everywhere!

Oddly enuff! It hasnt happened in months! I thinkkk she was having a reaction to something at her best friends house next door. She spent the night there almost every weekend. Thennn the friend moved away.....she hasnt had it since!