What causes red bumps and swelling in legs with fever in toddler?
Patient: a friend of mine has a 1 year old toddler and he has red bumps on his legs along with swelling of his feet and bruising on his feet and legs...she said he was sleeping a lot so she had to wake him up and he is also running a fever with all the symptoms i have described can you please help me identify what it is Doctor: Hi,From what you described, he is having fever, red bumps on legs, along with erythema ans swelling - all these suggest that he is having a skin infection that is now progressing to cellulitis. Kindly take him to doctor without delay as this need immediate treatment with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. Meanwhile give him paracetamol for pain relief and keep the affected limb elevated.Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Regards, Dr. Muhammed Aslam TK, Pediatrician