Experience with amoxicillin rash?

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Anonymous wrote:1142 is right. My daughter seems to get an amoxicillin rash which are tiny dots on her chest and back that are not itchy (she couldn't care less). I have shown pics of the rash to three doctors and they describe it as non-descript- it's not hives. At this point she can take the drug again. An allergy typically is very itchy, which it sounds like your child has.

DH gets a "viral" rash every time he has a virus. It sounds a lot like what you describe. Tiny dots on his chest, back, and arms. Never bothers him but he gets it with every virus that he gets.

That's actually what the doctors think it is, and that it's just a coincidence it happens when she was on amoxicillin.

I've also heard that it is some kind of unknown interaction between the virus and the amoxicillin, but still not a true allergy.

Has anyone had an experience with this more recently? My one year old just developed a full body rash after finishing his 10th day of amox. He is itchy around ears and head (particularly at bedtime), but otherwise in an ok mood. Dr thinks it's just a "side effect" of the amox (NOT an allergic reaction), but want to see him to check whether the ear infection went away.

There was actually a thread very recently: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1092459.page

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Mine recently got it on day 7-8 of amoxicillin, but it was little red dots on chest neck legs.... Weird pattern, but she wasn't uncomfortable. It got worse with another dose so we are pretty sure it's that. We were also explained the difference between "true allergy" (hives) and the reaction.

Call doctor and see if she needs any more or of you should stop medication right away?