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Skin Rashes and Hives

Allergic reactions to foods, medicines, household chemicals, plants or insect stings may cause rashes or patches of swelling or red blotches called hives. As a growing child is exposed to more potential allergens, reactions such as hives and eczema (scratchy, itchy, red, dry skin) can be the first sign of a lifelong disposition to allergy.¹ Studies have shown that approximately 40 percent of infants with recurrent skin rashes caused by allergy may develop asthma by the time they are four years old.²

Talk to your doctor. He or she can help you get to the cause of your child’s allergy-like symptoms.

References

1. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Diseases of the Atopic Diathesis. Milwaukee, Wis: AAAAI; 2000. The Allergy Report. Vol 2:33,111.
2. Kulig M, Bergmann R, Tacke U, et al. Long-lasting sensitization to food during the first two years precedes allergic airway disease. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 1998;9:61-67.