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Itching and hives.
My 4 years child is having few hives on his body and he is itching lot over it. Initially it started with one on leg and then on fore arms. Now he has it on 4-5 places on his body.
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Use cetrizine syp.5ml per oral once daily for 3-5 days
Calamine lotion sos
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Well it may be some allergy. Try to find if he was exposed to any new thing in food, or clothes or chemicals etc and stop if u find.
Try local soothening agents like Calamine lotion or aloe Vera gel.
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If it continues to increase and there are other symptoms along with like fever vomiting loose motions etc please consult a doctor
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Always keep an eye on the hydration of your child and his general activity level
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Dr. Poonam M Sambhaji
Pediatrician
17 yrs exp
North Goa
Hi.. I can fully understand your worry..
From history this appears to be Urticaria.
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