It is usually not hard to identify a child with a poison ivy rash, as shown above, especially a classic case of poison ivy, which might include a child with a known exposure to poison ivy after a camping trip, hike in the woods, or day at the lake, who then develops a red, itchy rash all over his body a few days later.
After exposure to the leaves, stems, or roots of a poison ivy plant, children develop symptoms of poison ivy within 8 hours to a week or so, including:
- an intensely itchy rash
- red bumps that often are in a straight line or streaks, from where the poison ivy plant had contact with your child's skin
- vesicles and blisters that are filled with fluid
