LO is on her 8th day (of 10) of Keflex and she says she is dizzy, has hives/rash and looks a little swollen. This happened after her dose this morning.
I called her dr and left a message. Has your LO ever experienced a late side effect to a med?
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Nothing else new introduced?
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@autumnlove: this is actually a very typical presentation for antibiotic allergies - I'd hold any more doses and see what the md wants to do.
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My oldest developed hives on day 8 and 10 of amoxicillin one time and he has taken it a million times. That was his only symptom and has been on it since and it didn't happen again so we don't believe it was an allergy. I know our ped says sometimes hives and rashes can occur because of illness. It's so hard to pinpoint hives and rashes sometimes.
The fact that she dizziness and swelling would make me think possible allergy.
Hope she gets better and you're able to figure it out.
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Yep he broke out into gives all over his body after a ten day course of amoxicillin. Took him in and then had him on steroids for a few days
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That is common for rash (non anaphylactic) allergies for it to appear 7-10 days later.
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@autumnlove: DS had the same reaction to Keflex. We stopped it as soon as we suspected it was causing the hives, and they cleared up the same day.
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Yep, this happened to me 9-10 days after starting an antibiotic.
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Happened to me too with penicillin-V after my wisdom teeth were removed. I was so miserable! The doctor said I have a penicillin allergy.
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Yeah, sometimes kids can develop a rash and other symptoms even after they've completed the antibiotic course. Our littlest is on day 8 of Augmentin and has a slight rash (normal reaction - not allergic). It's all so interesting, you'd think the body would react right away.
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This happened to my son while on amoxicillin for an ear infection. It was the second round, day 9 when he developed a rash that looked a lot like Fifth's Disease.
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Yep. We have been down that rabbit hole with my oldest. He is allergic to Keflex and one other antibiotic
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