What causes lumps on the face, hands and feet of a child?
Patient: My 1 yr old developed random welts on her face, hands, arms and feet. The will randomly appear and are inconsistent as to how long they last. Some stay on her for 1 hour and some disappear with in 15 minutes. We do not have animals and she has not been exposed to anything different. What could these be? Thank You! Doctor: Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.By what you quote it should be an urticarial or a simple skin allergy. You can use Hydroxyzine at 1-2mg/kg/dose every 6th to 8th hourly for 7-10 days. Most important thing to be remembered is that it has a propensity to recur (called as second crop) within 10-14 days. If this happens, you can start using the same medicine but I suggest you get the kid evaluated with your paediatrician.Hope my answer was helpful for you.  I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,