blisters

[marie1979]

i wonder if anyone can help my child has ezcema and has been really bad with it and when i was putting his cream on after school i noticed he has came up in blisters has anyone seen this before is it too do with his ezcema??

[Chellesgirl]

He could have had an allergic reaction to something at school, like rubbing against another child's jumper thats been washed in a different powder. has he done any painting at school?

I reckon you may need to see the doc as he could need a differnt emolient and steroid.

What cream are you using?

[marie1979]

zolic for an infection on his leg and dermol cream bath and wash

[Chellesgirl]

Righty then.

First of all... Take him to see the doc as he needs to rule out infectionwithin the blisters.

But if hes happy, take him to the chemist and get some 'eumovate' or another hyrocortisone cream. This is a steroid and will help get rid of the eczema. The Dermol will just moisturise, as it is an emollient, But you need to use this also.

Have you used the Zolic on his excema?

[marie1979]

yes for the infected areas on his legs since friday the dermatologist perscribed it after doing swabs on the monday and noticed blisters 2day after school partly where is ezcema is some blisters where skin is clear

[Chellesgirl]

I'd put it down to an allergic reaction. Try an anti-hystamine like pyriton for children. It wont harm him if its not an allergy as it can be used as a precautionary measure if anything.

What do the blisters look and feel like now?

Are they red/pussy/itchy/dry/wet/bleeding?

[Elibean]

Both my dds have mild eczema (some of the time) and both have had outbreaks of blisters recently - dd2 had just 3, one at the top of her bottom and two on her foot. GP has no idea what it is, allergic reaction or one of the chicken pox/hand-foot-mouth disease virus family??

And dd1 has a crop of them, but redder, at the top of her thighs - and on her labia, one of which is infected and causing her a fair bit of pain She's on antibiotics now, in case its a stapphylococcus infection. The GP thinks its either a viral infection (as above) or possibly infected molluscum.

I would check with GP to see if they think it could be any of those viruses, or 'just' eczema? I do know eczema can blister though...

[marie1979]

they still look like blisters im taking him to the chemist to see if they know what it is cant take him to see doctor as he is really shit and dont trust a word he says long story...well if they dont know what it is i will phone his dermatologist

[marie1979]

elibean my son has had ezcema for 6 years servere and never seen blisters on him before??? dont know mayb they wiil b gone in the mornin fingaz crossed

[Chellesgirl]

Do you know which type of excema he has? Has the dermotologist said?

Atopic: the ?allergic? type often seen in people who also have hay fever or asthma.(Which I have)

Allergic contact: due to skin contact to a substance to which the individual is sensitive. The same substance does not cause eczema in a person who is not sensitive to it. (which I also have)

Irritant contact: due to skin contact with irritating chemicals, powders, cleaning agents, etc. Contact with such a substance is likely to cause eczema in any person, although a degree of individual variation still exists.(which I also have)

Discoid: appears as discrete islands of eczema on a background of normal skin.

Seborrhoeic: in infants appears in the nappy area and the scalp. In adults, also appears on the scalp and in the skin creases between the nose and sides of the mouth. Can be caused by yeast infection.

Others: a miscellaneous group including eczema of the legs caused by varicose veins and pompholyx ? an intensely itchy form located on the hands and composed of small or (sometimes) large blisters.

[Chellesgirl]

Blisters can be a part of excema. The reason for this is the skin structure in eczema shows there is less adhesion between the skin cells, particularly in the upper layers of the skin.(epidermis) This contributes to scaling and makes it easier for skin bacteria to get into the deeper layers, between the gaps. It also makes it possible for tissue fluids to ooze between the cells and, if sufficient, to gather into collections or blisters.

Small blisters may be seen in 'active' (see above/previous post) eczema but occasionally large ones may occur, either due to the particular nature of the eczema or because of skin infection coming along as well when the blisters may be filled not only with clear fluid but also pus.

Blisters of any kind need to be dried out, not covered with a plaster/bandage or other protection.
Try washing with an atibacterial wash and pat dry.(always use a clean towel and dont let him share towels) If it itches too much for him, try bathing him in oat milk. Put a cup full on the bath and this should help soothe the itching. (and is also a natural product)

[Chellesgirl]

in the bath sorry!

[marie1979]

dont know what type of ezcema he has but it is severe he is up several times a night itching crying the other day he could not walk and he missed most of last week off school went to hospital twice.dermatoligist said do not bath him in oat milk as his ezcema is too severe at the moment

[marie1979]

he has ezcema on his arms, legs,back,tummy and down below and sometimes on his face and neck hes had the ooze before but they have not started out like blisters

[Nontoxic]

That sounds so dreadful - poor lad.
Are they actually blisters or more like white wheals surrounded by red (hives or urticaria) like a nettle rash?

As someone said, anti histamine is needed for this - but it sounds like you're getting it checked out.

Have you ever looked in to his diet to see if certain foods might be affecting him?

[marie1979]

he take anti histamines all ready for his ezcema to try to stop him scratchin during the night. they are white in a cluster in his leg on a open wound then just one on its own full of pus with red around it. and his diet is fruit and veg and flavored water and sometimes some ice cream but at the mo tryin to keep him off all the crap good job he doesnt mind hes always been a really healthy eating would pick fruit over chocolate

[Ledodgy]

It sounds like he may have developed impetigo on top of the eczema i'd take him back to the gp.

[Nontoxic]

I was thinking more about wheat and dairy - have you tried avoiding either of them?

I know it's seen as a cliché but avoiding one or both can make a huge difference for some people.

And maybe the acid in the fruit is not helping either.

[marie1979]

he doesnt doesnt eat wheat or dairy for the last couple of weeks and nore things with citric acid

[marie1979]

i will not take him to gp as he is shit and doesnt have a clue about ezcema but i am takin him to the chemist and if she doesnt know im takin him back to my dermatoligist as i have her mobile number as he has ben through a very bad last couple of weeks just when u think things cant get any worse

[marie1979]

is impetigo catching as me and the children are going away at the end of the week?

[Ledodgy]

Yes it is very contagious they normally give cream (fucidin I think) and cover it with a plaster but with the ezcema i'm not sure if a plaster would be a good idea. It may not be impetigo but worth getting it checked.

[marie1979]

i just read up on impetigo and it doesnt say anything about getting on the legs just on hands mouth face plus my child is very clean and he has to be

[Ledodgy]

I don't tink it matters how clean they are if the staph infection gets into an open wound i'd get him checked again to rule out herpetic ezcema as well.

[marie1979]

yes will do most of the time he has open wounds frm scratching so could b hope not

[marie1979]

sorry for being thick but i havent heard of herpetic ezcema???