Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Allergy? Or not.
So, Lucy's hives might have been her body's reaction to the virus going around our house last week. I took her to the ped yesterday, and while he still gave us the referral to see an allergist, he explained that the body can "create an allergy" to the virus and therefore have hives. (See this link for a better explanation.) I had no idea! This would explain why Lucy had a reaction on a day I hadn't given her any of the foods thought to be causing them. I am leaning toward this being the correct diagnosis for Lucy, especially since she seems to have lots of skin reactions in general (e.g., rash on day 7 of taking antibiotics; red rash around her mouth if she eats spicy sauce). I might still take her to the allergist just to check--it's always nice to know for sure. :)
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2 comments:
It's good to find out. Like you say, they must have their own allergies. Certainly hope it is something very simple and curable. Hope they're all well by now. L&K Nannie
until you told us on saturday that this is what it most likely was, i had no idea either that it was possible! hope nothing comes back anytime soon. xoxo
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