Does this rash look like an allergy?

Ashleigh has been pretty sick for the last week or two. I took her to the doc last Tuesday as she had conjunctivitis and also red throat/ears all of which was viral. Thursday she had a temp but only the one and she has had the runs a couple of times. Yesterday when we got her up she had a really bad rash all over her cheek. It stayed around all day but moved, would be in one place for 10 mins or so then appear somewhere else but only on her face. It is like red welts. Then this morning when I got her up her face was clear but it was covering her arms. I took pics and booked her in to the doc but of course when we were there the rash had gone. Doc looked at the pics and seems to think it is an allergy. And of course the rash came back when I got home. So all you experienced allergy mums - what do you think? Sorry pics aren't that clear but first two is her arm this morning then the one of her face I took when we got home from doc. Oh and she has never had any allergies before?

You can develop an allergy at anytime and basically to anything! If it goes away when you arent at home then comes back again, it sounds like something environmental . Do you have cats or any other pets? New plants or furniture or anything? It does look like hives with the red patches and welts. HAve you done anything different in the last few days/week or put anything different on Ashleigh, different foods etc?

Edited by aimeejoy

Ashleigh's rash definitely looks like an allergy to something Kelly, is she on antibiotics? Could be a reaction to the meds maybe? I am allergic to penicillin and come out in hives and Maya has anaphalaxis to sulfa medications.

Janine, it's tricky to see the pic of Paris coz I have my computer on the kitchen table (yes, Willie has already told me off ) and the glare from the sun on the screen is playing havoc with my eyes, but it does look like it might be an allergy. It looks almost like chafing, you know the kind you get when you're wearing a wetsuit and the salt water rubs between the fabric and your skin? Could be some kind of chemical traces on the tights maybe?

Ouch to Paris's rash aswell

Aimee - we have two cats and I try her with new foods all the time !! No new furniture or plants or anything.

Emma - She isn't on antibiotics. She did have a prescibed ointment for her eyes though. I have been using it since Tuesday and put some on before bed last night but none since. Can it take a little while for a reaction to occur??

She had a couple of spots when I got her up from her sleep at 11.30 but they disappeared then nothing until I just gave her a bottle then put her into bed for another sleep and she has some new ones on her chin and cheeks. She couldn't suddenly develop an allergy to her formula could she? I've also just started using a new dishwashing liquid but I think I only started that yesterday (use it to wash her bottles) so she would have already had the rash then.

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