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Posted: 28 June 2008 at 11:58am |
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DS is getting quite a big rash under us chin and around his cheeks. How can you tell the difference between dribble rash and excma (sp?)
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Snickerdoodle
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Posted: 28 June 2008 at 2:49pm |
Could be teething rash?
Sorry, not much help 
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Posted: 28 June 2008 at 6:32pm |
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Chloe had a dribble rash/excema (I think it was a bit of a combo!) and we put zinc and castor oil cream on it, which helped initally. After a while that wouldn't help anymore though, and the Dr gave us some hydrocortisone cream for it.
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Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years).
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Posted: 28 June 2008 at 6:40pm |
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how do you know if its excema? I see he has some patches across the top of his back! Does teething rash go everywhere???
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Posted: 28 June 2008 at 6:41pm |
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I took my son to the doctor because he had a rash under his chubby chin and on the side of his face.
The doctor said to use moisturiser first as they don't like to diagnose excema straight away to avoid steriod creams.
i took him back because it started to get red, inflamed and flakey in one particular patch. This was excema in which we got prescribed hydrocortisone but he still gets a dribble rash which is just red.
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Posted: 28 June 2008 at 6:57pm |
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If you are worried about the rash, take him to the Dr, they will give you better advice after looking at it. But if you suspect it is excema, I would slather him in lemnis fatty cream (you can get it free on prescription) several times a day and see if it improves.
I tried all the creams and lotions that we had, on Chloe's rash... all that helped was the zinc and castor oil, until we were prescribed the hydrocortisone cream after nothing was working, and that clears it up really well.
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Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years).
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Posted: 28 June 2008 at 7:17pm |
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You really only know if dr says so lol. But there's no big problem with having excema on the face unless it gets raw (unusual). Just try to wipe regularly to keep the moisture down - regardless of what type of rash it is. Most excema clears in the first year anyhow.
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dribble rash?
