I have had a week from hell! My infant was hospitalized with RSV, daddy is a truck driver so my 3 year old and I were stuck in the hospital for 5 days. The morning of our discharge (yesterday) my 3 year old woke up with a temp of 101.4. I have been giving him tylenol and motrin. So now he has no fever. But he started complaining tonight after his bath that his skin is itchy. I am so worried. Any Ideas???
2006-12-15 15:05:24 · 2 answers · asked by #3 Due December 25th!! 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
There really isn't a rash, a patch of skin under his eye is red and looks dry and irritated.....
2006-12-15 15:17:23 · update #1
give him alittle bendryl, but call ur doctor and don't take any chances, also keep the baby away incase it ischickenpox or measles. good luck and god bless because it is so hard when ur babies are sick
2006-12-15 15:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by cemlkd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your three year old has itchy skin it could be an allergic reaction to something. Maybe something in the bath water or laundry soap or even something in the hospital blanket. I wouldn't be too worried about it unless he is still complaining about it in a day or two or if any other symptoms arise. Doctors say not to panic about a fever unless it reaches 103 or lasts for more than a day when giving meds to break it. Sometimes a mild fever is a good thing. It means his body is fighting something so unless the fever spikes or lasts through tomorrow don't worry about that.
2016-03-19 03:35:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your infant was diangosed with RSV, have you been tested for hepatitis c???? Just curious as I had HCV and when my son was a newborn he had RSV...and they (docs and scientists) might think theres a link....((not to all cases, but some)).
As for your 3 year old, usually itchy skin is liver or kidney related-due to allergy of some sort. However, since there is fever present, he might be in early signs of chicken pox...has he had the vaccine? (if so recently??)
2006-12-15 18:04:57 · answer #3 · answered by giggling.willow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor mom! Just one sick kid can wipe you out!
If it was after his bath...could he have had a reaction to what you bathed him with? Especially with keeping the heat on this time of year, it dries skin out and makes it more sensitive.
2006-12-15 15:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by Kiss My Shaz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He could be allergic to the motrin. Does he have a rash?
2006-12-15 15:13:02 · answer #5 · answered by catzrme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋