Rash all over body, swelling in nose, eyes area. Due to virus or allergic reaction?
Patient: My daughter woke up yesterday with a rash all over her body and swelling in the area of her nose and eyes. Hospital told us its viral and that is her body s reaction to it. Today she has increased swelling in those areas, rash is still present. Has a runny nose - yellowish discharge. Itchy/no pain and no fever. I am leaning towards an allergic reaction but Benadryl has had little to no affect. Can it possibly be a virus or more of an allergic reaction or both? Doctor: Thanks for sharing  your concern. It is more likely a viral rash though the possibility of an allergic reaction is still there. Unfortunately there is no certain way to know . The good news is that both types of rashes are very common in kids & generally last a few days . Benadryl is likely to work in allergy but not in viral rash. Is the dose right ?  Can easily wait 3-4 days for rashes to improve if she remains otherwise ok. Hope you find the information useful.