How To Know If Your Baby Is Allergic To Amoxicillin. You may develop a range of symptoms that indicate you have an allergy to amoxicillin. If your child develops hives which are raised itchy white or red bumps on the skin that appear after one or two doses of the medicine they may be allergic to penicillin. Theres nothing more annoying than an infant screeching in pain due to a diaper rash. Look like small less than half an inch widespread pink spots in a symmetrical pattern or slightly raised pink bumps.
Sneezing may be a sign of an allergy to amoxicillin. More severe symptoms can include vomiting. Serious side effects have been reported with amoxicillinclavulanate. Your childs doctor can give you a referral. If the baby is definitely diagnosed with an allergy to amoxicillin you should not. Babies are too often given antibiotics like amoxicillin for viral illnesses which can cause rashes and then the parents are told the baby is allergic to the drug.
A skin rash can be indicative of both a normal side effect and an allergic reaction.
It can happen with the use of the amoxicillin or a combination of amoxicillin with clavulanic acid. Many times when a baby is diagnosed with an allergy to a drug its not really an allergy. If your child develops hives which are raised itchy white or red bumps on the skin that appear after one or two doses of the medicine they may be allergic to penicillin. Yes vomiting is among the most common amoxicillin side effects in both adults and infants. The best advise I can give you is take him to the doctor and see if if they would be able to do an allergy test they would draw blood and they will figure out for sure if he is allergic to amoxicillin. In the MayJune 2002 issue of Canadian Journal of Infectious Disease Dr.