Can a cold cause hives?

[L1Z]

Hiya,

My dd (aged 3) has had a cough/cold for the last few days and been a bit under the weather but nothing major.
Yesterday we went out to pick ds up from school and we'd been back home about 10 minutes when I noticed her scratching. I went over to check her and she was covered in hives from head to toe. I gave her some piriton and they disappeared after about 20 minutes.
We have a strong history of allergies in the family, but she hadn't eaten or drank anything, and to our knowledge she's not allergic to anything herself. I wondered whether it was part of the cold virus, and has anyone else experienced this in their little ones.
Thanks

[williamsmummy]

yes, a virus can cause hives.
esp in young children.

virual hives are quite common.

if it happens again, get it checked out by GP just in case.

[mrsvern]

Oh yes DS has had viral hives before. Can't give him piriton though as he goes hyper just had to let it go on its own

[L1Z]

Hi. They've come up and down twice more today, so I popped her over to the GP just to be on the safe side. He seemed a bit clueless tbh, and said he hadn't heard of hives with a virus, but to just give her piriton.

I'm really thankful for your replies, given the dr being useless, it's really put my mind at rest

[mrsvern]

Useless GP
The nhs direct website states virus as one of the causes

[Whizzz]

DS had a slight raised rash on his cheeks when he had a cough a few weeks ago - a few people on here said they had seen something similar. It disappeared fairly quickly though