Little Dude had an Allergic Reaction to Amoxicillin. Rash Everywhere!

Little Dude was sick last week with Croup.  I hate that barky cough, its the second time he has had it this year. :(  Both the times he had croup he was also cutting a couple of teeth.  This time is also had a double ear infection, so he was on his second ever round of antibiotics.  Just as soon as we thought he was getting better he woke up one morning with a small rash on his chest which started to spread all over his body.  Here's the first morning:

I took him in to the Dr. and since the rash wasn't too bad, he told me to give him Benadryl if the rash got worse.  Well come 4am in the morning I am calling the Dr. in the middle of the night because the rash started to appear on his face.  He said as long as his mouth and eyes weren't swollen then he should be okay.  We gave him some Benadryl and it seemed to help the itch a bit.  He was miserable and having a hard time sleeping.

Then....  the next morning he woke up with the rash all over his body!!!  He was itchy, but still in good spirits.  He would play and then all of a sudden he would get cranky due to the itch.  Here is his allergic reaction the next morning (and yes he is still smiling :) ) :

After I put him down for a late afternoon nap, he was even worse than above and even more miserable.  The rash on his stomach, from where is diaper rubbed, was so red it almost looked like they were bruised.  Poor Little Dude!  I started to get worried when I noticed hives on his eyelids and the ones around his eyes were even worse.  At this point, my Dr.'s office was already closed, so we took him to the hospital.  I know he didn't have any swelling, but he was only getting worse.  They gave him some steroids and quickly started to get better.  A few days and a few doses of steroids later he is doing so much better!  You can still see the rash, but its very light.  I just wanted to share the images in case anyone else runs into the same problem.