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I have body shivering with rashes on my hands and legs. What is it?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 28-year-old male. I have rashes over hands and legs. They are not red rashes, but more like insect bites. I also have swelling, especially on the feet. My doctor has prescribed Benadryl an anti-allergy tablet. I am also experiencing shivering when body is feeling hot. What am I loo... Read Full »
Dr. Geetha Priyadarsini Kamminana
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the query quoted it appears to be a case of fever with rash the etiology of which is vast. It can be infectious, allergic, immunological, drug-induced, etc. You need to be specific with details like onset, duration, progression, nature of the rash, whether painful... Read Full »
I woke up with an itchy rash after a fever. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I had a fever for four days. Today I woke up without a fever but started with a common rash. Suddenly I feel uncontrollable pinches of itching, especially in my hands and feet it has not stopped for hours. I can not sleep because of this itchiness. I am 50 years old. No other symptom af... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I read your query and understand your concern. I am very sorry about your medical condition. Do not worry I am here to take care of you. Regarding your symptoms of fever and itching, I propose you have developed an anaphylactic reaction. Any hx of frequency urination,... Read Full »
Why do I have a runny stomach and black stools after flu?
Query: Hello doctor, I had the flu for two days. That included a fever, sore throat, and runny nose with a dry cough. The flu went away and now I just have a cough, but I have developed a rash behind my ears and a runny stomach in which my stool is black. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It seems like a hemorrhagic fever such as dengue in which the patient presents with a bleeding manifestation of melena (black-colored stools), bleeding gums, any hemorrhagic rashes, or hematuria, etc.Black-colored stools indicate that blood is leaking from somewhere in... Read Full »
Why did my baby suddenly develop red patches on the skin?
Query: Hi doctor, There are sudden red patches on the skin of my 5 months old baby. He had mild fever the previous day and loose motions before that. There is no other noticeable symptom. Crocin and Atarax drops have been given. Same thing happened two days ago and the almost entire upper body had turned r... Read Full »
Answer: Hello. Welcome to icliniq.com. 1. The problem seems to be like either a viral infection or allergy. 2. If fever has subsided, then mostly it is an allergy. If fever is still persistent, then it is infection related rash. 3. You can continue Crocin (Paracetamol) for fever and Atarax (Hydroxyzine)... Read Full »
Can you get symptoms for needlestick exposure after two years?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a paramedical staff. Two years back, I had my first ever dirty needle stick exposure, which has caused me great mental distress at this point. The patient was a young female who was admitted to drug use. I picked her up at a residence that did not look clean. She was staying with ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Your test results submitted here are inconclusive. I would suggest you do a complete STI (sexually transmitted infections) panel test that includes tests for the following. 1. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). 2... Read Full »
How to treat rashes and body aches due to monkeypox virus?
Query: Hi doctor,My friend is a foreign return and he started developing rashes all over his body with fever and body ache. He is tested positive for monkeypox virus. I read on internet that there is no vaccination or treatment for this infection. How to resolve the condition? Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.There is no vaccine. Monkeypox infection is similar to other viral infections but it will gradually subside. I suggest multivitamins and antipyretics for him. Provide adequate hydration. Read Full »
My child developed an Amoxicillin rash. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, Two months ago, it all started with a cold bug; after a week, she mentioned her ears bugging her, and we noticed a slight difficulty in hearing. Suspected ear infection after three weeks, but the pediatrician advised that we may not be able to link it, and urgent care dismissed it, saying... Read Full »
Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the information provided, she developed an ear infection and recovered with Amoxycillin, but developed some skin rash and cough and also got fever in between. Is the rash itchy? Are these rashes raised above the skin? Is she has any swelling on the side of the n... Read Full »
How to treat fever and papules in my 3-month-old baby?
Query: Hi doctor,We have three months baby in our family suffering from health issues for about 15 days. We spent 15 days in the village and then came back to the city after that all happened.1) For one week the baby had a fever and all over body papules.2) For another six days with no fever then we consul... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I have gone through your case.Well in my opinion this is a little bit complicated case for online opinion. There is a number of possibilities the child is suffering from.The first one is viral exanthem. As you told that high grade fever followed by papular eruption on the w... Read Full »
I have itchy rashes after a fever and a sore throat. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, Last week I thought I had the flu and was extremely tired. Then I had a sore throat, mild cough, and runny nose for a few days. I took the Nyquil tablet. Five days ago, I noticed some itchy rashes and thought they would go away, but they just kept getting worse. I woke up today, and th... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I saw your clinical picture (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity), and I suggest it is in Pityriasis Rosea papular form. I can see a few raised bumps. This requires close observation to appreciate scales, the pattern to say precisely that it is pityr... Read Full »
What can cause body rashes in a baby after fever?
Query: Hello doctor, My 2 years old child got a low grade fever two days ago and I gave him Calpol Paracetamol but 250 mg or 5 ml. I gave him 4 ml and he just took the medication twice and then the fever is gone but I notice a patch of rash itchy that started in his knees and now there are patches of rashe... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Has the fever subsided now? Had the rash appeared when the child had a fever? Fever with rash can be a viral exanthem that resolves spontaneously and only symptomatic treatment for fever and itching is required. If the rash appeared two days after the fever had subside... Read Full »