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A member asked:
My daughter has a bad case of poison ivy...every year she gets it but not like this. her face is swelling and she can barley open her right eye. ?
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See your doctor: she should be seen by her physician. Most likely, she will need to be treated with a tapering course of oral steroids, such as prednisone.
Answered 6/8/2015
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