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strep, rash, bloodtests, oh my.
Ladies what am I missing? The girls are sick again. I've washed loveys, sheets, pillows, blankets on sanitize. Replaced the toothbrushes again. Sanitized all hard surfaces. What else?
This latest round has me very concerned as it involves a rash for Ana.
Three weeks ago we got this Rx burn cream stuff to put on a diaper rash that Ana has even though she wears panties, not diapers. That did not work at all.A week later both girls have positive strep tests and antibiotics. Pedi peeked at the diaper rash and said give it more time and change more often. (uhhh she's not in diapers.)
Last week, "diaper rash" gets out of control - peeling,bleeding,etc. I took her to urgent care, they barely peeked at it and gave her nystatin for yeast. It helped some but then the rash really went nuts a few days later.
Three days after ending the antibiotic/one day after starting the nystatin the diaper rash begins to cover her belly, back, legs, and yesterday her armpits are bright red with rash and it's covering her face.
I did a little Dr. Googling and took her to the Dr suspecting Scarlet Fever (as a result of the strep) and they acted like they have no clue what's wrong with the kid and ordered every test imaginable. Strep came back negative. (for now - Katen wasn't seen and they tend to pass back and forth. We'll go back but K is complaining of sore throat again.) They took three vials of blood after poking the poor kid two other times not able to get blood.
I am so at my wits end. I feel like this diaper rash needs to be evaluated better and I can't figure out why my kids keep getting strep. I've cleaned and cleaned and cleaned, etc. They eat well. Katen sleeps well. Why?
Grasping at straws, is there anything you ladies can think of that I'm missing? Any similar experiences?
Re: strep, rash, bloodtests, oh my.
She ran a blood allergy test, but kind of dismissed a med allergy. I do think it's possible that the allergy could be to nystatin. The antibiotic had been finished for 5 days before the rash spread though (I was thinking it was 3 but it was 5) and she had it before she started the augmentin, although certainly not as bad.
The rash is tiny bumpy red dots with streaks of bright red on her neck, armpits, and groin area. It's made her skin very dryish feeling also. Is that kind of what Jovie's looked like?
I'll give the benadryl a try. None of the dr's have mentioned that. strange. lol!
Does it look anything like this?
G had it last winter and we had to go back 3 times but finally they ruled it a strep/staff rash and gave her an antiobotic. It covered her face and body.
G had a high fever last week and started to get the rash again today. Of course, pedi wouldn't listen to me and said it was a rash from the fever. I'll bring her back when it continues to spread :-)
Neena Mae. 1/7/10
"A baby nursing at a mother's breast is an undeniable affirmation of our rootedness in nature." - David Suzuki
Have the girls been tested for/as a strep carrier? When I was little I was a strep carrier and basically was sick more days than I was healthy. It got really bad a few times where I had a staff infection on top of strep (per my mom's stories, I don't remember) and it sounds like maybe it's something similar. They had to take my tonsils out at the first possible chance and oddly enough I have not had strep since (3 years old). If if get REALLY sick I still do get staff infections (maybe once or twice in the past 10 years). I would definitely see if they are a carrier at all.
It may also be a reaction to meds. I thought I heard somewhere that you can be on antibiotics several times and then all of a sudden break out from it, even after the fact. I have no personal experience with this...
I appreciate all of the ideas - thanks!
BP - close but not quite.
Yes to the probiotics.
Both girls have been cultured and then recultured to be sure it's gone these last few times. Yet it comes back. I tested negative as well.
If we don't hear anything back today, i'm going to head to the dermatologist. I'm done messing around with Dr.s who think my kid has a diaper rash when she doesn't wear diapers.
I'll have them check for StrepB (I know I'm often GBS positive with lots of strep myself as a kid, so that makes some sense), staph, and allergies.
I'm sure this sounds trivial to everyone else, but I'm worried about letting this go for too long.
I have no experience nor advice to share, but I just wanted to say that it definitely doesn't sound trivial... So sorry you guys are having such a rough time with this! I hope they find answers.
Totally agree. Not trivial at all. Hopefully things are on the up and up soon.
Neena Mae. 1/7/10
"A baby nursing at a mother's breast is an undeniable affirmation of our rootedness in nature." - David Suzuki
This. This. This.
Oh really? Well that kind of makes me feel better. If this is just a reaction to the antibiotic I would be so relieved.