{"id":488489,"date":"2022-08-28T19:20:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T16:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/boy-given-over-the-counter-medication-for-chicken-pox-and-it-almost-killed-him\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T19:20:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T16:20:26","slug":"boy-given-over-the-counter-medication-for-chicken-pox-and-it-almost-killed-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boy-given-over-the-counter-medication-for-chicken-pox-and-it-almost-killed-him\/","title":{"rendered":"#Boy given over-the-counter medication for chicken pox \u2014 and it almost killed him"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2738b3d5484\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2738b3d5484\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boy-given-over-the-counter-medication-for-chicken-pox-and-it-almost-killed-him\/#%E2%80%9CBoy_given_over-the-counter_medication_for_chicken_pox_%E2%80%94_and_it_almost_killed_him%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Boy given over-the-counter medication for chicken pox \u2014 and it almost killed him&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boy-given-over-the-counter-medication-for-chicken-pox-and-it-almost-killed-him\/#Signs_and_symptoms_of_chicken_pox\" >Signs and symptoms of chicken pox<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBoy_given_over-the-counter_medication_for_chicken_pox_%E2%80%94_and_it_almost_killed_him%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Boy given over-the-counter medication for chicken pox \u2014 and it almost killed him&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A mother has posted shocking images of her son Tommy to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> as a warning: never give your child ibuprofen to relieve chicken pox symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>British mum Verity did, and the consequences were gruesome and almost deadly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said she took Tommy to the hospital when his temperature spiked and couldn\u2019t keep down food or fluids. \u201cA male nurse told me to help with the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidspot.com.au\/parenting\/mums-fury-as-hospital-rejects-lethargic-toddler-with-covid-409-temp\/news-story\/30672c60f588d1d002dacba15e093c37\">temperature<\/a>\u00a0he could have ibuprofen and calpol together,\u201d she told her\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/CPRKids\/photos\/a.131560170297146\/5285765998209845\/?type=3&amp;source=54&amp;ref=page_internal\">Facebook followers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI questioned this and he told me it was an \u2018old wives tale\u2019 and you shouldn\u2019t believe everything you see on Google. He also said \u2018in all his time working in a hospital he\u2019s never seen\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidspot.com.au\/news\/mums-report-shortages-of-paracetamol-and-ibuprofen-for-kids\/news-story\/af10ddf16ff6f3b086d3283ae5c24426\">ibuprofen<\/a>\u00a0react to\u00a0chicken pox.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few hours went by whilst we waited for the doctors to give us a 24-hour pass and I noticed a mark on Tommy\u2019s belly,\u201d she said. \u201cI showed the nurse and he told me it was nothing, and could just be another chicken pox forming. We left the hospital and returned home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-01.jpg?w=782\" alt=\"Tommy's mother shared these images of his chicken pox infection.\" class=\"wp-image-23644853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1564 1564w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1173 1173w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782 782w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=391 391w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cA male nurse told me to help with the\u00a0temperature\u00a0he could have ibuprofen and calpol together,\u201d Verity said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/CPR Kids<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Verity said by 6 a.m. the following morning, Tommy had developed \u201cwhat could only be described as a bruise on his belly, but by 8 a.m. this bruise was turning black.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI called my doctor who saw us right away. He confirmed he was infected and drew around the marks to see if it spread. It did, and by 4 p.m. his entire belly was swollen, black and blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was then given an intense course of antibiotics and fluids, and doctors told Verity that Tommy should never been given the ibuprofen. \u201cIf he would have had one more dose, it could have been fatal,\u201d she warned.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/page\/130921827027647\/search\/?q=ibuprofen\">CPR Kids<\/a>\u00a0shared Verity\u2019s post, and said that while such a reaction is rare, it\u2019s not to be taken lightly, and can result in a necrotising soft tissue infection like Tommy\u2019s. The organization calls it \u201ca serious, life-threatening condition that requires immediate treatment to keep it from destroying skin, muscle, and other soft tissues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-02.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Tommy's mother shared these images of his chicken pox infection.\" class=\"wp-image-23644860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/rash-facebook-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cIf he would have had one more dose [of ibuprofen], it could have been fatal,\u201d Verity warned.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/CPR Kids<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThese infections can progress rapidly if they are not aggressively treated,\u201d CPR Kids wrote.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signs_and_symptoms_of_chicken_pox\"><\/span>Signs and symptoms of chicken pox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Chickenpox (varicella) begins with a sudden onset of slight fever, runny nose, feeling <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly unwell and a skin rash.<\/li>\n<li>The rash usually begins as small lumps that turn into blisters and then scabs.<\/li>\n<li>The rash <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears over three to four days.<\/li>\n<li>Symptoms usually occur two weeks after exposure to the virus.<\/li>\n<li>Most people recover without complications, but sometimes the infection can lead to serious complications, such as pneumonia and inflammation of the brain.<\/li>\n<li>Persons who are previously vaccinated can still get chickenpox. If chickenpox occurs in a vaccinated person it is usually mild and less contagious than in an unvaccinated person.<\/li>\n<li>People are infectious from one or two days before the rash appears (that is, during the runny nose phase) and up to five days after (when the blisters have formed crusts or scabs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Children showing spots should stay home until spots crust over, and be\u00a0vigilant with washing hands, while staying away from other people especially pregnant women, babies, the elderly and very sick people.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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