Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Fifth Disease

We found out yesterday Keagan has FIFTH DISEASE. Last Monday he got a mosquito bite on his right arm. It got really red and swollen from his wrist to his elbow. We took him Wednesday night to the clinic that is downstairs from his pediatrician. The doctor at the clinic told us it was an allergic reaction to the bite. He gave him an antibiotic. On Friday, he left arm was red. It looked and felt like he had a sunburn. At times it was not as red or hot. His cheeks were the same way. On Saturday his legs from his knees up started getting hot and red. I started to take him back to the clinic since it was getting worse, but I decided to wait until Monday so he could see his doctor. She gave him some Allegra to help with the itching. He doesn't itch much during the day, but he does a lot at night when he is sleeping. He has not slept well the past 3 or 4 nights. It could take 1 to 3 weeks for the rash to heal completely. He is already looking better. The pictures are from Sunday. They don't show how red he really was. The flash on my camera kept making him look white. These were the best I could get.









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