welcome worrier.glad the thread is helpful for you.
your poor ds!![sad}(and you of course).A while back when my ds's ezcema was kicking off,it started as a small patch on his cheek then i remember him getting a virus too and a big spreading rash which the gp said was either a virus rash(remember my dd had one of those as a baby too,head to toe),or if it hung around for a few weeks would probably turn out to be ezcema.Anyway,most of it went,but after that ds started with ezcema flare ups all over.I was told to use hydrocortisone 0.5 i think...hard to remember now...think i used a bit of calamine too...very vague now.I am realizing that ezcema is a mysterious disease,and think that more-so everyday now.One minute it responds really well and other times,totally wild!!
sorry can't help more as all i know is that the virus rash was different looking to how his ezcema is now...more like a measles rash or something and it did die down of it's own accord from what i can remember.
good luck and hope he is better soon
happy x

PS: I don't use steriods to control his eczema and thanks for the thread.

My DS has been pretty good skin wise for a while but is now going through the mother of all flare-ups I think. He has a high temperature on Tue/Wednesday, calmed down on Thursday and then rash all over face and body on Friday. He is teething as he is pulling at his ear and whining in pain, also very clingy. Took him to my GP and he said it was probably a viral rash, he went to prescribe me cansten HC which I questioned if he needed as not itching? Anyhow he then prescribed calamine lotion instead to stop my usual eczema moisturising cream until the rash goes? Gave him a bath (without his usual additive) and moisturised a little, dabbed on the calamine lotion. It hasn't helped and I'm wondering if the rash is an eczema flare-up? The only things he had this week different was ashton and parsons teething powder, Hipp organic rice cereal and more capol than usual. Sorry for being so long winded, can anyone help?

hi lechatnoir,
welcome.glad you eventually got a referal too and glad you got some answers.good job you went or you would have been fighting a losing battle eh?!.
i've looked on ezcema society website and just generally googled baby/children's ezcema.we just try to get the emollient on within 3 minutes of a bath as one website said and not let skin air dry.also bath temp should be 36.?...anyway i don't do 37 degree baths anymore.we use emulsifying wax as soap and after letting bath water soak in,rub it all over and like you loads of emollient.good luck.we are here for you to chat or whatever.
happy x

Hi there,

Can I join you? My DS2 is coming up to 5 months and after months of pestering the GP we finally got a referral & had our Pediatrician appointment yesterday and he is pretty certain (as we suspected all along) that he has a cows milk allergy which is causing baby ezcema . The good news is we have a 'diagnosis' and he's put him on Nutramigen so I'm in the process of switching gradually and smothering him in Diprobase and I've got some hydro cream for when he's really bad . Is there anything else I should or could be doing to help? Any useful help pages or websites I could refer to as we're new to ezcema.
TIA
LCN

like i say,might not have had the bottle to get the referal without you all behind me and the 'inside' information.

thanks sheilsie for the extra tip.hope you and family are well.

happyathome, that's brilliant news re your referral. Hope the appointment comes in soon. A tip - start taking photos of DS's skin on particularly bad days and take them along to the appointment to show the dermatologist, especially as there is a chance that his skin will be quite good on the day you go. But of course hopefully you won't have too many mega bad days in future now that you are dairy-free!

no,not heard of it tatt

wondered if anyone here had dexeryl to try? I got some of this free, along with a lot of other mumsnetters. While it made my skin very red at first it's not a bad product if you persist and is useful as a preventative for those whose skin is now quite good. There is a thread under products for the testers.

Internet prices for it seem to be quite cheap.