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My daughter has these rashes on her hands, elbows, back of her calves and front of knees

GP not taking seriously and saying eczema and keeps loading us up with steroid creams

Have been told 1 year wait for NHS dermatologist.

Any ideas what this rash could be??

Looks like scabies to me too.

I get the same thing, looks identical and in the same area. Mine is Dyshidrotic eczema and it tends to flair up when I’m stressed or around pollen season. Is it itchy? Have you taken her to the pharmacy? They are great at giving alternative creams to steroids, which can lead to further damage of the skin if used too much. Also child’s farm is great!

Could it be Dyshidrotic exema which is fluid filled little blisters? I get it in a milder form and for me it seems to be stress as my trigger.

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If not eczema, it could be impetigo which would need antibiotics to treat.

As others have suggested pay for a private appointment.

If there are fluid filler blisters it could be herpes, the nurse should be able to pop a blister and take a swab to confirm this

If there are fluid filler blisters it could be herpes, the nurse should be able to pop a blister and take a swab to confirm this

I got this as a child with the blisters etc. Aftsr steroids got it under control it was massively important to moisturise with a good non scented moisturiser Aveeno would be my go to nowadays, several times a day and dry hands extra thoroughly after hand washing

There's a type of eczema that presents with blisters. Eczema is inflammation so autoimmune, steroids will work then it'll recur of course. That's how it works. You need to apply emollients like diprobase everyday even after it goes away and avoid soaps etc using soap free emollients and washes

... but more likely eczema which can come with nickel allergy. Emollient +++ and avoiding soap should reduce steroid requirements. But steroids are part of the treatment. https://www.bad.org.uk/pils/atopic-eczema

One of the features of herpes is steroids make it worse or is gave thought the same.

Moisturise moisturise moisturise! and wash with an emollient not soap. We used pure coconut oil and also went dairy free for a year and she has not had it since. Also check washing powder etc (always go non bio)

If the gp says eczema and it goes away with eczema cream, id be inclined to say its eczema x

My daughter’s eczema can look like that but if I were you I would pay private if I could afford it. We found that switching to Surcare laundry detergent helped us massively as well as salcura bioskin outbreak cream which is non steroid but seems to actually treat the outbreak.

Child’s farm baby cream is a good every day cream that doesn’t irritate my dd but it doesn’t help heal her skin when she has an outbreak like the salcura does.

i hope you find something that works, it’s awful seeing them flare up!

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/surcare-sensitive-non-bio-laundry-liquid-750ml

https://salcuraskincare.com/collections/individual-products/products/bioskin-junior-outbreak-rescue-cream

Moisturise, you need to apply a basic emollient at least four times a day more often if you can.

When you use steroid creams and the skin is under control you also need to taper down. So going from twice daily to once a day, then every other day. Stopping quickly can cause the inflammation to come back straight away.

Looks like eczema and if it keeps coming back that’s because she’s continuing to be exposed to an irritant. Could be laundry products, toiletries, animals? Any recent change? You may need to try excluding likely causes.

It looks like scabies. Has she had any contact with dirty towels, bedding etc? Does the rash on the back of her legs look the same?

Looks like scabies to me too

Really difficult to get rid of

How long has it been going on???

How long has it been going on?

If only a few weeks or a couple of months then scabies.

If over 5 months and no one else in home affected then eczema

Try oilatum or similar in the bath. Aloe Vera gel/cream may help. A lot of skin conditions are difficult to eliminate and tend to come back repeatedly.

Pompholyx has small fluid filled blisters. It’s a type of eczema

I got exactly this from hayfever for years. It would get really bad if I didn't take anti histamines. Try some one a day hayfever/allergy tablets?

My teen had months of itchy skin, pompholyx, eczema, everything which we were worried was a side effect of a drug he was on. Steroids helped initially then didn’t, several courses of anbtibiotics were taken to deal with infection. After waiting 5 months for a private dermatologist, we eventually were told it was scabies, and everything else was the body’s reaction to it. 2 weeks after the treatment, the symptoms are gone. You can get the cream (permethrin) over the counter. The whole family needs treated, though the whole family may not have symptoms.

I thought scabies, I had it when I was about 12 and it was like this.
For me I remember a lot on my bum cheeks and hands, obviously very Itchy and travels in lines sometimes if she has any of that?

Could be eczema but have you thought about allergies to pets and washing powder.