riffleshell Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 My son burst out with hives on Saturday and they are almost all over his body today: arms, back, behind, chest and legs. He's had hives a couple of times before (pre-PANDAS) for no real reason I could ever discern. We gave him a Zyrtec pill this morning and an Advil. Didn't seem to do much, as they are actually worse tonight. On Saturday, he went to a birthday party where they had junky candy.. At first I thought that was the cause--and it might well be--but now I'm not so sure. He doesn't have food allergies that I know of, but I've never tested him. Normally we don't do food coloring, except on relatively rare occasions, but he's never reacted to it or anything. Thoughts on if this could be somehow PANDAS-related? I know that hives can be a rare symptom of strep. Tomorrow is pretty much the busiest day ever at work. Gah, the WORST TIMING. Tonight we gave him a Benadryl pill. At least he'll sleep well, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmalily Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Hives are always a signal for me that some PANDAS-y stuff is about to hit. I seem to get them when my immune system is stimulated, ESPECIALLY at this time of year with seasonal allergies starting. I just start taking an anti-histamine daily until the pollen calms down, and the hives seem to reduce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeskneesmommy Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Are you sure that they r hives and not a Strep rash? My son was dx with "Roseola" during the start of PANDAS (after the PANDAS DX) and I now know in retrospect that it was likely Rheumatic Fever. My son also always has had small, transient hives but I can tell the diff because the hives go away faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffleshell Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Yep, it is strep. Oh lord, here we go again. Pray for us. Can't believe I didn't see it sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DsMom Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 My DS got hives literally from scalp to soles of his feet 2 years b4 his crash...I always suspected it was connected but never knew it was a Strep 'thing'. Thank you for solving one more of his mysteries. It was horrible, and they lasted for a few weeks. An ER run got him steroids, massive antihistamines, etc but it was a very hard couple of weeks for him.if only I had been smart enough to think of a strep swab! At least they (and associated itching) eventually went away. He's on almost 28 months and counting of non-stop itching now, but no hives...although it waxes and wanes it never ever completely leaves him. Good luck and I hope he kicks this bout quickly. Thanks again for the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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