My DD, whose 1st birthday is on Saturday, went red all over (from head to toe) at nursery today and was dead itchy. It wasn't hives (she's had them before, plus vomitting, due to cows milk allergy), but rather a more uniform redness. Also very different to her eczema. The piriton does not seem to have helped much and the GP says we can give a second dose later this evening. It looks like an allergic reaction and came on right after her afternoon snack, but I can't work out what caused it as no new foods tried (unless she's suddenly become allergic to wheat). The GP mentioned that it could have been brought on by a virus and, right enough, DD has a cold and has been a bit off colour/lethargic over the last few days.
Does anyone else have experience of an all over, uniform redness and, if so, know what caused it?
Think this experience has totally traumatised the nursery worker - she told me she was in tears over it!
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Baby gone bright red all over
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Sheilsie · 10/11/2009 21:45
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