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What is this in my DD's arm?

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piscis · 04/04/2019 20:59

I just noticed this in her arm when giving her a bath. Does anyone know what this is? It seem to bother her when I touched her.

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LovingLola · 04/04/2019 21:00

Google impetigo. See does it look similar

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piscis · 05/04/2019 09:22

DP is taking her to the GP this morning (I am at work).
More patches on her legs today, and a bit red on the face, but not swollen.
After reading much about skin problems and seeing a lot of pictures on google it looks like hives to me, quite clear now that she's got more patches. The GP will confirm soon if it is hives or another thing...

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ShowOfHands · 05/04/2019 09:24

Looks like hives. DS used to get them at the tail end of a cold and they were worse when warm.

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piscis · 05/04/2019 10:01

@ShowOfHands She has had a cold that has lasted for about 2 weeks. It is nearly gone now, only a bit of a cough left, so that's probably the cause then.

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piscis · 05/04/2019 14:18

GP though it was an allergic reaction to something. I am not convinced about this theory as I am positive she didn't eat anything new, she hasn't had any medicines, no new clothes, I haven't even changed any products I use to wash clothes.... Still could be a reaction to an insect bite but it has been cold these days, so she hasn't been outdoors much and she is always well covered in this cold.

No mention from the GP that this could be virus related. I am confused as I have read in a lot of medical sites (NHS also!) that hives in children can be virus related.

She has been prescribed an antihistamin syrup

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ShowOfHands · 05/04/2019 18:22

Not only can it be virus related, but the overwhelming majority of children who have a sudden hives outbreak with no previous allergies and no changes, are reacting to a resolving virus. That's exactly what happened to DS. Was getting over a whopping cold and developed hives. They would disappear from one place and crop up somewhere else, particularly on his face but on his torso and limbs too. Looked worse when he was warm. He did it a few times but now aged 7 seems to have outgrown it. Its just an immune response to a virus in most cases. Antihistamines will help.

ShowOfHands · 05/04/2019 18:37

"viral infections cause more than 80 percent of all cases of acute hives in children. A variety of viruses can cause hives (even routine cold viruses). The hives seem to appear as the immune system begins to clear the infection, sometimes one week or more after the illness begins. The hives usually persist for one week or two and then disappear"

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