Toddler Has Hives On Arms And Legs. Hives typically last for a few hours but they may recur for weeks or months. If your child has a small patch of hives and is showing no other symptoms the hives are probably an allergic reaction to something like plant pollen pet saliva or a minor chemical irritant. If your child is old. Hives typically crop up when you have an allergic reaction to a substancelike pet dander pollen or.
If your child has tiny rough and dry bumps scattered along the upper arms thighs cheeks back or buttock your child may have keratosis pilaris KP. Hives generally appear if your child has come into contact with an allergen an infection a bug bite or a bee sting. Most of the time hives will appear on your babys torso arms and legs but can break out anywhere on your infants body. If your child has hives her rash may begin as small red or white raised patches weals. One minute your baby will seem completely fine. Other rashes in infants may appear similar to hives.
If your child has a small patch of hives and is showing no other symptoms the hives are probably an allergic reaction to something like plant pollen pet saliva or a minor chemical irritant.
Sometimes the welts from hives join together to form larger areas called plaques. If your child is old. They tend to show up quickly. This type of hives is less common in children affecting less than 1 per cent NICE 2017. Symptoms may come and go over the course of many years. It may be hard to see the redness if your child has dark skin.