Hi fox, sorry I missed all your messages before, it's amazing how that happens.
The dermatologist is being frustratingly vague about it. They took some swabs on Monday but the GP's taken swabs twice already (face and genitals) and there was no yeast infection or staph or anything to note at all so I doubt they'll find anything different.
They're vague about it being an eczema as the rest of her body is fine. They do now think that her face and genitals are the same thing which might seem like nothing but is a bit of a breakthrough because trying to find a cause for two separate rashes felt a bit daunting!
Her face is a mess right now though, very very sore around her mouth and on her chin. The rest is mostly pustules and slightly pink. The skin feels very dry but I've been told not to use anything at all on it for now, not even a moisturiser. I think it's itchy for her.
I had thought her genitals were a bit better, she's been complaining less at any rate, but when I saw it under their lights I could see that there are quite a large amoutn of tiny pustules over the whole area - maybe 30-50. I think it's seemed better because she hasn't scratched them so they haven't broken open or crusted.
She's a trooper with taking medicine and generally putting up with things. She never really complains about being unwell (unlike her dad!), she's more likely to make a fuss about something like the label in her t-shirt sticking in!! She particularly hates this medicine though. I don't know if it's meant to be like this but the powdery bits aren't all dissolved, same as last time, and that's what makes her gag. I'm unsure if our pharmacist is crap or it's meant to be that way or it's just hard to make up.I've shaken it til I'm blue in the face and I can't get it to an even texture. She's putting up with it because I think she's really sick of her sore skin, of me and dp discussing her sore skin and of seeing GP's and doctors discussing her sore skin. Not to mention a couple of nasty comments from girls at school.