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Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From dragonsaur [Log on to view profile]  | on 2005-03-14 |
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I have a 21 month old boy with eczema.
Main problem:
Eczema patches on thighs and redness / eczema on behind the knee. Dry, red and rough but not scaly. A little dryness on the side of the elbow, near the bend of the elbow.
Itching is worst when he's resting or sitting, sleeping and when his limbs are wet (plays with water). Scratches till bleed.
Mild eczema around the mouth.
No eczema below the back of the neck but scratches till bleed.
Also, he gets hives on his face when he cries hard.
Mind: Gets angry when he doesn't get his way. Would lie face down on the floor and cry. Likes to run around naked. Doesn't like to wear diaper. Impatient. If he doesn't get his food / toy in time, he'd cry.
Sleep: would cry out and kick his legs once or twice a night. Sometimes he'd be scratching and crying. Kicks off blanket. He likes to sleep on his belly. If he wakes up on his back in the middle of the night, he'd cry. He'd stop crying when I turn him back on his belly.
Physical looks: fair skinned, thin hair.
Food / Drinks: Likes to drink water before sleep. Likes fruits and juices.
Unvaccinated. Was on prelone once for croup. Difficulty breathing.
Help!
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| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From dragonsaur [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-14 |
I also want to add that he has eczema on his left butt cheek. Scratches till bleed too. | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From bkdaniels [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-15 |
Hey Dragonsaur, how are you doing?
Children with a severe itch and generalized dermatitis should be monitored for evidence of an immunodeficiency. Failure to thrive and repeated infections help distinguish this eruption from AD.
Frequent baths with oil (1 capful of emulsifying oil added to bath water) for 5-10 minutes are prescribed. Leave the body wet after bath. Oil and water are kept in solution by an emulsifier in the oil, thus preventing evaporation of water to the outside environment.
Apply an emollient, ie, petrolatum, all over the body while wet to seal in moisture and allow water to be absorbed through the stratum corneum.
Topical steroids currently are the mainstay of treatment.
Ointment bases are preferred, particularly in dry environments.
Patients with AD may develop contact allergy to any component of topical medications. Allergy to hydrocortisone occurs and is recognized with increasing frequency. Occasionally, an allergy to preservatives in creams is seen, which does not happen with ointments.
Results with many other medications, such as thymopentin, interferon gamma, and Chinese herbs, have been disappointing. Many medications are not practical to use, and they can be expensive.
Avoid foods that provoke acute allergic reactions (hives, anaphylaxis). Most frequently, allergic reactions occur to peanuts (peanut butter), eggs, seafood, milk, soya, and chocolate.
Apply a barrier of petroleum jelly around the mouth prior to eating to prevent irritation from tomatoes, oranges, and other irritating foods.
Avoid activities that cause excessive sweating.
Swimming in an outdoor pool in summer provides therapeutic benefit.
The basis of treatment is to provide moisturization for dryness, allay pruritus, and deal with inflammation of eczematous lesions. Immunomodulating treatments (e.g. Ascomycin) may be necessary in severe cases.
For excellent patient education resources, visit eMedicine's Skin, Hair, and Nails Center. Also, see eMedicine's patient education article Eczema.
Best wishes, | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From dragonsaur [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-15 |
bkdaniels, I'm trying to avoid using any conventional steroid creams. My first son had severe eczema and was on conventional treatment. It only got worse from there. We tried chinese herbs and his eczema improved dramatically. Unfortunately I don't have the same resources for my second son since the herbalist moved. Thank you for your advice. I'm doing all that stuff already. :) | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From dragonsaur [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-15 |
Does anyone have success with natrum-m for eczema? | This thread continues beneath the following ad.
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| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From sabra [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-16 |
I am working on this Dragonsaur. I am not magic like BKD thinks he is.
Snap, snap, all solved. He sounds too much allopathic.
NEVER use oil or ointments on affected skin. It cuts off the oxygen from the skin. Creams or water soluble is only things to use.
I have been treating 6 different children with this type of condition for 3 months now and they are all improving well. Some completely healed.
Be back asap.
Blessings, Sabra | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From sabra [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-16 |
I could go on about the whys and wherefors, but I expect ARGENTUM NITRICUM 12C to do the healing. ONE DOSE.
Then as the child goes back to the presence of the former antibiotic it will completely clear.
I treated following the mental and breath.
Later and ONLY if needed, you could give one more dose. Do not do this for at least 2 weeks or more. Keep holding off to see what symptoms he goes through and how they are handled.
This child is very sensitive to antibiotics and needs homeopathy. Might as well learn all you can so he will be a well child as he grows up.
Homeopathy is great with croup. Has broken the habit of croup tents in hosp year after year.
Please let us know from time to time how he is.
Blessings, Sabra | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From dragonsaur [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-16 |
Sabra, Thank you for taking the time and effort in this. I really appreciate it. I will read up about the remedy and give it to him when I get it. | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From dragonsaur [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-16 |
Sabra, I'm sorry but I didn't list anything about breath. I just want to double check that it's arg nit for eczema, right? I read it and there is no mention of eczema. | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From sabra [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-16 |
I do not know why I latch onto these things. I read the "difficulty breathing" when you described the croup.
I never "see" croup this way. So from my point of view there was something more than simple croup.
When reading, odd things bounce around in my mind as important or not as important and I go from there. I agree there is no mention of eczema, but on other occasions this same thing has happened and I go with it. Try it and see. Won't harm.
Blessings, Sabra | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From homeofive [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-16 |
Don't mean to butt in but rather to encourage... I am skeptical as you are Dragonsaur but the good thing about homeopathy is that it will not harm your child as antibiotics and steroid creams will. Trust Sabra and try the Arg Nit.
Hope it works for you. I also have a son who has eczema on his legs which we are still trying to figure out using homeopathy, I will never go back to antibiotics and creams. He is much heathier now, eczema is not all the way cured but is getting there!
Good luck! | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From dragonsaur [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-16 |
Thank you, homeofive. I needed that encouragement. | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From dragonsaur [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-16 |
Sabra, I gave him arg nit 30c since that was the only thing I had on hand. Will wait and hope to see something. Thanks again. | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From sabra [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-16 |
Because a different potency, do not be alarmed if any symptoms show that seem odd or increased for a bit.
Hand on and keep reporting.
We will watch and reply.
Blessings, Sabra | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From dragonsaur [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-19 |
This is the 5th day since he took arg nit 30c. No noticeable improvement. | | |
| Re: Toddler - eczema and dry skin on legs | From sabra [Log on to view profile] | on 2005-03-22 |
Sorry, my server was down for 3 days.
This sounds odd, but it is ok, I am known for this so I won't mind....Take a glass of water and put one dose of the arg nit 30c in it.
Stir about to melt and as you stir, repeat several times. "The potency of the remedy in this glass is 12C now." Say it as least 5 times with surety.
Then give one half a teaspoonfull as one dose for 3 times in one day. Repeat the sentence each dose. Wait one day to see.
I will watch for your report.
Blessings, Sabra | This thread continues beneath the following ad.
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