Rash, Age 11 And Younger: Check Your Symptoms

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Check Your Symptoms

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.

Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your child's symptoms.

Does your child have any of the following symptoms?

• Your child has hives or you suspect an allergic reaction: Go to the topic Allergic Reaction.
• Your child's rash began after a tick bite, spider bite, or insect bite or sting: Go to the topic Tick Bites or Insect Bites and Stings and Spider Bites.
• Your child wears diapers and the rash is in the diaper area: Go to the topic Diaper Rash.

Yes

Does your child have a rash that looks like bruises (purpura) or tiny purple or red blood spots (petechiae)?

Yes

Does your child have a rash with a fever?

Yes

Does your child have a generalized rash over his or her body?

Yes

Do you think your child's rash may have been caused by abuse or neglect?

Yes

Do you think your child's rash may be caused by a medicine?

Yes

Does your child have a rash and signs of skin infection?

Yes

Does your child have itching?

Yes

Does your child have a localized rash in one area of his or her body?

Other Symptoms to Watch For

Does your child have any of the following symptoms?

• Joint pain and swelling: Go to the topic Arm Problems, Noninjury or Leg Problems, Noninjury.
• A fever and a sore throat: Go the topic Sore Throat.
• A rash that looks like blisters: Go the topic Blisters.
• A scalp problem: Go the topic Scalp Problems.
• A sore near the mouth or on the lip: Go the topic Mouth Problems, Noninjury.
• A red, painful, swollen bump under the skin: Go the topic Swollen Glands and Other Lumps Under the Skin.
• Skin changes: Go the topic Skin Changes.
• Cracked, blistered, itchy, peeling skin between the toes: Go the topic Toe, Foot, and Ankle Problems, Noninjury.

If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.

Last updated:	August 01, 2008
Author:	Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Reviewed By:	Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer