Sweet Presley broke out in a slight rash on Monday morning. It followed the line of her diaper. I wasn't sure if I should be concerned until she started getting hives on her legs, arms, and face within a few hours. We went into the doctor's office. She thought it was either Penicillin since she was on day 7 of taking Amoxicillin or Mangoes since we introduced them 3 days earlier. She told us to dose her up with Benadryl and in a few weeks try the mangoes again to figure it out.
Day 2: When she woke up her face was so swollen and her eyes were nearly swollen shut. By breakfast time she was covered in red swollen patches. By lunch, her hands and feet were so swollen her toes and knuckles were turning blue! I called the doctor panicking that she was loosing circulation to her fingers and toes from all of the swelling! They had me come right over where she was diagnosed with Erythema Multiforme. It is a rare drug reaction from the Penicillin and it causes the skin to turn blue in patches. Benadryl will not help, so Prednisone is the best treatment.
Day 3: Presley got much better quickly. The rash is still there but not bad. She still has a bad cough that has been lingering for 3 days now. I am worried that she is going to get sick because she is immunosuppressed!
Day 6: Back to the doctor because she is wheezing and coughing non stop. She is now diagnosed with another double ear infection and bronchiolitis.
We are now trying a new antibiotic and praying there are no allergies to this one. My poor sweet girl has been through a lot and has been such a trooper! The Prednisone did not wire her or make her crazy thank goodness!! It usually does both to kids!
Here are some pictures. They do not do this rash justice. She looked much worse than this. I have never seen anything like it, and that is saying a lot after being a dermatology nurse for 4 years.
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