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Allergist Michael Pistiner, MD: Yeah, it does. Anaphylaxis in an infant or a toddler, an infant is a kid less than age one. A toddler is a kid between 1 and three. Anaphylaxis may be a little bit different to pick up on, to recognize because infants and toddlers, they can’t use their words. They can’t talk. And so the signs and symptoms that a bigger kid or a grown-up could tell us about their feelings about what they’re feeling in their body, these little ones can’t.
And so if someone is feeling itchy, a baby won’t be able to say it, but a baby might scratch their tongue. A baby might put their fingers in their ears, mouth an object, rub their skin, rub up against the carpet. Um, a bigger kid might say they’re short of breath. A baby might have increased work of breathing and you might see their nose or their ribs or their belly go up and down.
A baby may have belly pain but can’t say that their tummy hurts but bring their knees up, arch their back, cry, get irritable. A baby might also have a change in mental status. They might get tired, irritable, cranky, not expected behavior. Where a bigger kid or a grown-up might say, “I’m feeling horrible. I’m dizzy. I’m lightheaded.”
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