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Rash on DD - help please?

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Tinks15 · 05/12/2021 22:10

Can anyone please tell me what this rash is that’s just appearing on my little girl - it’s just woken her up as she’s saying it’s really itchy. It’s mainly on her arms, but there is also small bit on her tummy & back.

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Hawkmoth · 05/12/2021 22:11

Call 111.

Myusername2015 · 05/12/2021 22:11

Looks like hives. Does she have them normally?

PineappleWilson · 05/12/2021 22:12

I'd say heat rash or an allergy. Have you changed washing powder? Try an antihistamine to help reduce the itch.

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dementedpixie · 05/12/2021 22:12

Looks like hives. Do you have any antihistamines? Has she any allergies?

BleuJay · 05/12/2021 22:13

Looks like a heat/sweat rash.

ofwarren · 05/12/2021 22:14

Looks like she is allergic to something

Somebodylikeyew · 05/12/2021 22:15

Another vote for hives/urticaria here which is a symptom rather than a diagnosis really. Often an allergic reaction but my son often came out in them when he had a virus (any virus) at her age…. any other symptoms?

ShowOfHands · 05/12/2021 22:18

Agree, hives. Sometimes an allergy but in young children, the majority of outbreaks are a response to a virus. DS had his first hive outbreak after a nasty cold.

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Tinks15 · 05/12/2021 22:21

No other symptoms at the moment, I’ve just taken her temperature & that’s fine - she’s just saying it’s really itchy poor thing Sad, she’s not had this ever before.

I don’t think we have any antihistamine in. I will have to get some tomorrow. Is there anything else I can do to help her try & settle for the night?

Should I be worried about this rash? I’m in panic mode now.

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katmarie · 05/12/2021 22:34

Is there anything new or recently changed which has been in contact with her skin? Washing powder, softener, clothes, bedding, a toy? Dd had the same thing and it was down to a toy we'd brought down from the loft, after it had been up there a while, it was causing a reaction on her skin.

NMC2022 · 05/12/2021 22:36

Agree with hives (I get them as I'm allergic to heat/exercise/change in temperature)

Mangofandangoo · 05/12/2021 22:38

Viral hives OP - we've had it several times. I think some kids just get it and some don't

DukkaTheHallsWithBoughsOfHolly · 05/12/2021 22:38

Have you got any emollient cream or anti itching cream?

Has she been in contact with anything different or new? You could do with some piriton or other anti-histamine as others have said . Have you got an open supermarket near you, you could get to? You can buy it off the shelf.

Thatsplentyjack · 05/12/2021 22:42

My ds had the exact same rash last year. I gave him antihistamines and put some aloe Vera gel on it as far as I can remember.

Thatsplentyjack · 05/12/2021 22:42

He was fine, it just disappeared eventually.

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Tinks15 · 05/12/2021 22:43

It’s strange because I can’t think of anything, I haven’t changed washing powder or softener, she’s not had any different toys & her bedding hasn’t been changed.

The only thing I can think of is it maybe her Christmas jumper that she’s worn today that I didn’t wash before she wore - it’s brand new. Could it be that? Thing is though i never wash new items before they wear them & she’s not had this before.

I’m racking my brain trying to think if it could be anything else.

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OhWhyNot · 05/12/2021 22:48

As others have said looks like hives I used to call it maps

I tend to get on stomach and thighs

Mine is triggered by tiredness or stress diary then seems to make it worse

Sometimes it’s been because of soaps/washing powder

Antihistamine works and I have a prescription ointment from the GP (it’s a little like Vaseline) it’s clears it up very quickly

SmellyOldOwls · 05/12/2021 22:50

My friends little boy had uticaria, eventually she figured out he had begun reacting to squash and had to cut it out of his diet.

OhWhyNot · 05/12/2021 22:50

I always wash clothes (i use non biological) so cold be that

Sometimes it just happens and hard to pinpoint why

foxgoosefinch · 05/12/2021 22:53

Looks like classic hives as pp say - I got them randomly last week for no apparent reason!

If you don’t have antihistamine in, try holding a cool damp cloth on the skin to calm it down a bit.

Can be washing powder, cold, even a virus.

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Tinks15 · 05/12/2021 22:54

Thanks everyone - really appreciate you all commenting - I will have to go & get some antihistamine for her.

She’s struggling to get back off to sleep now, she’s only 3 bless her so she doesn’t really understand.

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MarmitesMyMate · 05/12/2021 22:56

What about a cool bath to soothe?

I'd say likely the Xmas jumper.. Ds gets it with wool blend type stuff. Has to wear a long sleeve cotton top underneath

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 05/12/2021 23:01

Bless her. Have you got any Aveeno in the house? Or porridge oats, soak them in water then gently with a flannel/muslin, bad some of the oaty water on & let it air dry. It'll help soothe it for tonight. I get awful hives from all manner of things. They can be very painful & itchy.

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 05/12/2021 23:01

*pat not bad Confused

Mooscow · 05/12/2021 23:04

My DS always gets urticaria like this with a virus. In some cases you can literally watch it spread over his skin - fascinating really!

It could be the jumper or it could be a virus. But doesn't look like anything to worry about.

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