does a skin rash come with PANS at all?

[EmilyK]

My ds has had an eczema like rash on arms and cheeks. It's not horrible, but it's persistent. Is this related to the strep? No new soaps, detergents or anything. It's not hives. We keep him well moisturized and it's the same lotion we've used for years. It started about a week after he went on penicillin early April. The doctor said it was probably viral. I'm thinking he's sensitive to something or it's the strep. Anyone else have this? I've tried cortisone cream with little effect.

thanks,

Emily

[minimaxwell]

Does it look like Scarlett fever?

[AmySLP]

My youngest is allergic to penicillin and gets a rash like you describe. Just tried it again recently after years without using it, with same result.

[thenmama]

I'd definitely investigate both the possibility of reaction to the antibiotic and Scarlet fever rash as mentioned above. Beyond that, both of my kids are prone to strange rashes, and a number of others on this forum have reported similar rash issues with their kids. Also, my kids started getting "keratosis pilaris" bumps with their PANDAS-- if that's what it really is. Arms and cheeks are among the places prone to that, as well.

 

HTH

[EmilyK]

It doesn't seem like a scarlet fever rash, but then I'm not a dr. Our dr has dismissed allergy or scarlet fever, but allergies can be so tricky. Maybe that can be my case for a new antibiotic OTHER than penicllin His brother has been treated for carrying strep for two weeks now and we still only see the most marginal of improvements in ds. What do you do for keratosis pilaris?