Need answers fast... What does poison ivy look like in the eye? Have a child with swollen red eye...Help?
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Here is a picture of someone with poison ivy around the eye:\nhttp://www.poison-ivy.org/rash/image/eye.jpg\nhttp://www.aad.org/NR/rdonlyres/4A4EA1D9-3474-4B73-BBA7-C41D4F38E572/0/ivyacutedermatitis.jpg\n\nFrom American Association of Dermatology website:\n\nIf you think you’ve had a brush with poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac, follow these simple steps: \n\nWash all exposed areas with cold running water as soon as you can reach a stream, lake, or garden hose. If you can do this within five minutes, the water may keep the urushiol from contacting your skin and spreading to other parts of your body. Within the first 30 minutes, soap and water are helpful. \nWash your clothing in a washing machine with detergent. If you bring the clothes into your house, be careful that you do not transfer the urushiol to rugs or furniture. You may also dry clean contaminated clothes. Because urushiol can remain active for months, wash camping, sporting, fishing, or hunting gear that was in contact with the oil. \nRelieve the itching of mild rashes by taking cool showers and applying over-the-counter preparations like calamine lotion or Burow’s solution. Soaking in a lukewarm bath with an oatmeal or baking soda solution may also ease itching and dry oozing blisters. Over-the-counter hydrocortisone creams are not strong enough to have much effect on poison ivy rashes. \n\nPrescription cortisone can halt the reaction if used early. If you know you have been exposed and have developed severe reactions in the past, consult your dermatologist. He or she may prescribe cortisone or other medicines that can prevent blisters from forming. If you receive treatment with a cortisone drug, you should take it longer than six days, or the rash may return.
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She needs antibiotic eye drops that are prescription only.  Go see an eye doctor.  Tell her to throw away her mascara also so she doesn't spread it to her other eye
578972
If you were exposed to alot of poison ivy, it could be normal, esp the nausea. Ask anyone who has a mild allergic reaction. It can make you nauseated. Has to do with the body's release of histimine.
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First you need to make sure that you aren't using anything that's contaminated - this includes make up (throw it away), towels, sheets, and pillows (wash them).  The majority of cases of pink eye resolve on their own within 4 weeks (as long as you aren't re-infecting yourself).  If it lasts longer than that, you absolutely need to see your eye doctor to rule out other infectious and non-infectious causes.  You also should never self-medicate (especially with other people's prescriptions).  Even eye drops can cause serious side effects in certain people.
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Red eye with yellow eye discharge - "pink eye" or bacterial conjunctivitis \nRed eye without discharge and with a cold - viral conjunctivitis \nRed eyes with itching, watery discharge - allergic conjunctivitis \nRed eye with history of trauma or chemical in the eye \nRed eye with pain, watery discharge - possible foreign body in the eye or corneal abrasion \nEye with redness of the skin around the eye and swelling of the tissue around the eye - infection of the tissue around the eye (periorbital cellulitis) \nEye discharge in a newborn baby - blocked tear duct (naso-lacrimal duct) \nSwollen lump near the lid margin - stye
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Several things, Allergic reactions is the most common thing. Could be Poison Ivy or Poison Oak, could be from an insect bite, or maybe some other plan or animal life her skin doesn't like to interact with. Go to the doctor, they will more than likely tell you to go buy some Benadryl (or something like it) but to be safe I would check with the doc.
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it is also called "pinkeye" and it will eventually clear up on it's own or you can get some eye drops from the pharmacist called ocutricin or ask your doc about it.  I know about this it is a virus and I have had it a number of times growing up and even when I got grown and my daughter has had it a couple of times.  Just wash hands and wash wash wash keep the germs at bay and here is a link that could help you more also:\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/63/71983.htm\nbest wishes
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I would first go to any store such as Wal-Mart and get some pink eye solution, it only costs around 6 bucks. Put the drops in your eye according to directions. Give that a few days and that should clear it right up. If that did not work, then it could be something more serious and I would suggest then to go see an eye doctor. Here are some sites that explain all about pink eye and the first site has a picture of the solution I was referring to! Good luck and hope this has helped you!!
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You really should see a doctor.  Pink eye, also called conjunctivitis, can be bacterial, viral, caused by irritants in the eye, caused by allergies.  In any case, it should be examined by a doctor and an appropriate medication or course of action should be prescribed.  Whomever has the pinkeye should be considered contagious and care should be taken so that person does not infect their other eye or other people around them.  If it is a child, then they may have to stay out of school for at least 24 hours after treatment has begun, possibly longer if it's of the viral kind.
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Poison ivy: Treatment \n\nIf the rash is widespread or results in a large number of blisters, your doctor may prescribe corticosteroids. Antibiotics also may be prescribed if secondary infection occurs.\n\nPoison ivy is a form of contact dermatitis. When your skin touches the leaves of a poison ivy plant, it absorbs a small amount of an oily substance (urushiol) made by the plant. If you're allergic to this oil, your skin reacts with redness, itching, swelling and blisters.\n\nThis reaction can last up to three weeks even with treatment. In severe cases, new areas of rash may break out several days or even longer after initial exposure. This may give the appearance that the rash is spreading from its initial site. However, skin must come in direct contact with the oil from the plant in order to be affected. Scratching affected areas does not spread the rash.\n\nPrevention is the best medicine with poison ivy. Know what the plant looks like and where it's found in your area. You can also get poison ivy indirectly from contact with firewood or the fur of a pet that has the oil on it.\n\nAs soon as you have known contact with poison ivy, it may help to remove any exposed clothing as soon as possible. Then shower with soap and water to remove any excess oil on your skin from the plant. Wash your clothes before wearing them again. Reactions similar to those from poison ivy may also occur on contact with poison oak and poison sumac
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i used to work at an eye dr office...several things could be causing your eyes to turn red after inserting your lenses.has this been going on ever since you began wearing these contacts?what type of lenses do you wear?are they disposable?how often are you supposed to change them?how long do you wear them at a time?what kind of cleaning solution or saline do you use?have you changed brands?all these questions come to mind,and any or all of them could be why your eyes are red.if you want to email me,i would be glad to help you figure this problem out!
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the swelling could be caused by any number of medical conditions, but the most common causes are either pinkeye(conjuctivitis) or having a sty on your eye. If your eye is red and matted together when you wake up, this could be pinkeye. If this is the case you need to contact your doctor and have it checked out. If it is a sty, there is really not much you can do, except put warm compresses on it.
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Commonly known as pinkeye, conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the clear membrane that covers the white part of the eye and lines the inner surface of the eyelids. It is a fairly common condition and usually causes no danger to the eye or your child's vision. The inflammation can have many causes, the most common of which are infectious, allergic, and irritant.  Since your son's eyelashes are full of a crusty discharge it is likely that the cause is bacterial and will need an antibiotic eye drop.  If you cannot get him to a doctor immediately a warm washcloth will help.  When you start on the eye drops be sure to continue using them for 3 to 5 days after his eyes clear up or else you may risk having the infection return.
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A dose of Benadryl will not harm her -- and if it is an allergy, the symptoms should begin to clear up or improve. \n\nIf you see no improvement, head off the doctor (unless you are sure it's pink eye). Pink eye is pretty distinctive, so if it's not exactly as you would expect, consider a doctor.
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it could be an ingrown eyelash; or possibly a peice of debri or something that has gotten stuck in a pore, and infected it. go to your local doctor or emergency room; they will be able to give you an ointment of sorts that will help it go away faster. if nothing else, they will usually go away on there own after not very long- days or weeks.\n\nanyway, i hope that helps!
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when I was working with pottery a lot my tear ducts would often get infected or clogged.\nWhen mild it hurt when I blinked, felt bruised, tender around the lower eyelid where the tear duct is. When it was real bad it was red and sometimes swollen around the tear duct area.\n\ngenerally eye drops worked, but, it wasn't an immediate fix; took a few days to heal.\n\nIf this sounds the same:\nI would recomend washing your eye out with cool water.\nDo not rub!\nAnd, if after a day or two, it doesn't get better, go to the doc.\n\nRemember: this is your eye! Don't play around! If you are at all concern that it is something more than an infected tear duct, have it checked out.\nThe absolutely best thing you will ever hear from a doctor is "You wasting my time for this?"\n\nThe Chronicler