My 10 yr old daughter came down with a bug 2 days ago.
Day 1
She was very nauseous and vomitted around 10 times in 24 hrs and could not keep any food or drink down. She slept very soundly for a good 12 hours after her last bout of vomitting.
Day 2
She started having the appetite to eat, but only small portions. However she developed a high fever of about 39 degrees by late evening and was troubled by a bad headache, so I had her take one half of a paracetamol tablet before bed. She said it only took away some of the headache and didn't do much.
Day 3
In the morning I notice she had a reddish face. Took her temperature and it was around 38 degrees so no longer high. However she still complained of a headache. Since the Tesco paracetamol tablet instructions say "Half to one tablet for 6-12 yrs old", I decided to let her take a full tablet this time to see if it would take the headache away. She reported success and felt much better and more active. Her temperature also dropped to the 36 to 37 degree mark.
Day 4
That's today. She has no more fever now and is more lively than ever. However her face is red with little pink dots. She complained of a very itchy rash that appeared on her body overnight and she can't help scratching them. I checked and found patches of tiny red, raised bumps all over her torso, her arms and her left leg. I did do the meningitis rash test and was glad that isn't what she has. But what is this very itchy rash she now has? And the red face after taking the first paracetamol tablet 2 days ago that remained today?
She says her face isn't itchy. Just the rashes on her torso arms and leg are very itchy.
Could this be a reaction to paracetamol? And does it mean she should avoid paracetamol in future?
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Could this be paracetamol allergy?
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eliphant · 17/06/2016 15:22
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