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Article: The dreaded rash: Allergic reaction or something else?(Health & Fitness)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- August 20, 2007
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Byline: Dr. Helen Minciotti
The call came in from a family on an out-of-town vacation. I use the term vacation loosely since a long-distance trip with small children is often more of an adventure than a vacation. Parents and child were away on a weeklong trip, when, on the second day of their stay, the 2-year-old came down with a high fever.
After three days in a hotel room treating the little girl with fluids and fever reducers, the mom became very concerned and headed to the local emergency department. Oral antibiotics and eye drops were prescribed for a diagnosis of a very mild ear infection and pink eye.
The fever was down by the next ...