Allergy after consuming paracetamol

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Hi Doctor My son who is 2.5 now whenever he has fever it is always above 100 F ,we are forced to give paracetamol in less than 4 hrs and after that his face or parts in face swells. Last week same situation but we gave him paracetamol and ibuprofen both because his fever didn't come down and along with swelling he got rashes kind of thing in his lower limb part which eventually spread to his hands (urticaria)and went off a day after. Really worried what to do? Need help. Thanks in advance

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Dr. Lakshmi Narayana Munirathi

Pediatrician 29 yrs exp Hyderabad

Use plain paracetamol as ibuprofen sometimes cause rash. For 100 fever paracetamol is enough along with lukewarm water whole body sponging give plenty of liquids.

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Dr. Heena Desai Pediatrician 11 yrs exp Palanpur · Accepted Answer

Dr. Heena Desai

Pediatrician 11 yrs exp Palanpur

Hello! Good morning You can use ibuprofen or mefenamic seperately instead of combination with paracetamol.