This morning dh said dd was scratching at her neck a little. Later after her shower I noticed her scratching her chest some but didn't even think much about it. Hives never even occurred to me. Tonight she was itching worse so we looked closer and she had hives on her side chest and back. There was a red area on one cheek (on her face). I gave her some benadryl and she was getting ready for bed. I went to put some cortisone ointment on her and they had spread to the other side of her face, above both eyes, across her neck and a tiny bit on her legs. I'm kicking myself for not inspecting closer earlier.
Anyway I can't figure out what it's from. She hasn't had any new foods and nothing from a new pkg. She hasn't spent much time outside today although she did run out to give the cat water, and the people who own the farmground next to us are picking corn so maybe it was pollen? But she was scratching her neck before she ever went outside and dh thinks she was scratching even before eating breakfast. She got worse after her shower but she didn't use any new soaps or hair products and I haven't changed detergents. Yesterday she had a football game and was petting a couple of dogs at the field but wouldn't she have shown signs before now? Also she washed her hands as soon as we got home so she wouldn't have touched anywhere.
It's a mystery.
Anyway I'm going to wake her up later and give her another dose of benadryl (4 hours after the first). Hopefully they'll be gone by morning.
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I probably don't have any good guesses - but I wondered if it could be something like chicken pox-ish or poison oak/ivy? I would also go for the corn explanation - it really seems like it must be something super random if she didn't consume anything different. We had something similar with my son's eczema. He played in the yard just like any other day, no new foods or plants, and by afternoon & all that night his eczema was horrendous (and he was miserable)- red & inflamed over his whole body. It makes for a long night, and a lot of worrying. I will keep my fingers crossed hoping that the Benedryl works, and things are better quickly. Please let us know how DD is doing when you are able.
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