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Amoxicillin Allergy?

kaybee10kaybee10 member
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Lo came down with a fever last week, lasted 3 days. At first she was tired but no other symptoms, then she got really fussy so we took her to the doctor.  They said it was just a virus and sent us home with antibiotic.  The next day no fever but she got diarrhea and then a rash, started off blotchy red, now just a bunch of tiny red bumps all over her.  I guess it could be an allergy to amoxicillin or ibuprofen (first time she had either).  Or maybe some food she had or something in my breastmilk?  She had a bite of sausage?  The doctor told us to stop the antibiotic, better but bumps are still there though.  She's been so fussy I'm pulling my hair out :( I hope shes better tomorrow. Anyone else familar with amoxicillin allergy?  I really hope she doesnt have one.
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  • amandafisheramandafisher
    My DD #1 had a severe reaction to Augmentin ( form of Amoxicillin).   She basically had horrible welts all over her body.   She looked so horrible we couldn't even take her out in public.  It got worse before it got better and was quite an experience.
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  • kpearse99kpearse99 member
    I am actually allergic to amoxicillin! I get those tiny red bumps and become extremely itchy, esp in my scalp! My head was so itchy that i thought I had lice and that's when I discovered I was allergic!
    I don't really have any advice, but wanted to let you know it could be a reaction to the medicine. She may be extra fussy because she is itchy...
    I would suggest maybe putting aquaphor on the bumps? It can't hurt... FL!
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  • pinkmoonlightpinkmoonlight member
    DD is allergic to Amoxicillin and had a reaction to that. It took a few days before the rash went away due to the fact that it needed to leave her system.
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  • aciaacia member

    Sounds like what happened to my DD... she got a rash within 24 hours of starting it. My older DD also gets hives whenever she takes any version of penicillin....

    My question is - why would a doctor prescribe antibiotics for a virus???!

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  • KatFCoKatFCo member

    I have to say, I'm also wondering why she got an antibiotic for a virus.

    Did they look in her throat? Is it possible she had strep? Sometimes those little red bumps can be scarlet fever (which is essentially strep but it shows up on the skin).

    DD had that happen once. She had an ear infection and they prescribed amoxicilin, but then broke out into a rash a few days later. She had never had a reaction before, so I'm inclined to think it was scarlet fever (the doctor thought she had strep but didn't bother doing a culture because it's treated the same way as an ear infection). Now if she gets an ear infection she has to have a different antibiotic.

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  • kaybee10kaybee10 member
    The first 2 days, she seemed ok, just a fever lower than 102 so I didnt take her to the doc.  Then she became really fussy but it was the weekend when I finally decided to take her in so we had to go to Patient First -ugh!  They did a strep & flu test,  both negative. They said her ears and throat looked ok and she had a fever of 104 when we were there!  I went out and got a new thermometer as soon as we left!  My ped said she didnt need the antibiotic anyway so we had no problem stopping it and she wasnt on it for very long.  I have no allergies of any kind and I hate to think bc I gave her amoxicillin too early that she may now be allergic to it :( The rash is alot better just some lingering tiny bumps. 
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