Does this look like ezcema to you?

[cori]

Please look at the photo in my profile page. GP says it is ezcema, but she hasnt seen it when it is so bad. It seems to flare up over night, and can go again really quickly, even though it looks horrible it is not bothering him in anyway. I didnt think ezcema could look like this/

your pics arent public.

no picture cori!

ezcema can look very differen though - dry, scaly, flaky, tight looking, weepy, red, patchy, white/dry, blistery, raw.... any of those?

it looks very much like the eczema dd1 has.

My ezcema never looked like that!

however i had a childhood friend who was covered, and i guess it looked like that.

GP should know i spose?!!

hope someone more helpful comes along

Glad its not bothering him.

yes, i agree

Oooh, posted a bit late

good advice already

ooh thanks, i thought ezcema was more scaly and itchy, he doesnt seem to notice it all. It looks horrible. Any tips for what to use, I have timodene and hydrocotisone cream.

Can't really tell from the photo but if it is 'damp' ezcema use a creamy emolliant like diprobase or cetraben, rather than an oily emolliant. If it is very dry you could use something like ... dam I can't remember the name! sorry! I used to use a ointment when mine was dry. Try to use 100% clothing/sheets etc and check your washing powder, use something like surcare for sensitive skin. Don't use any soap products in the bath, you can get oilatum junior which is supposed to clease (although I have to admit I personaly didn't really like this not sure of an alternative for kids though)
HTH!

its not damp ezcema. Skin is very dry usinng various creams GP prescribed. Would like to try something more natural though.

Has your doctor prescribed Unguentum M? We have found that applying this several times a day (usually at nappy changes) sorts out the severely dry eczema patches, as well using Oilatum or Infaderm in the bath, and avoiding all other soaps and creams etc.

I think Oilatum do a 'natural' cream now but we haven't tried it and I don't know if it is any good for small children. A health food shop like holland and barratt might be able to recommend something more natural like aloe vera cream.

try an oat bath. put a l;oad or porriage oats in an old sock/foot of tights/cloth and tie the end up with a hair tie. squeeeze it under the taps as bath is filling so bath goes all milky. leave child to soak (but not overnight lol) also squeeze the creamy ozzey stuff over the skin, then wash off lightly.

Eczema can look like this, mine does when it's very irritated. Poor little sod, does he/she have any allergies? (hives, hayfever, asthma etc)

A lot of eczema can benefit from the sufferer taking a regular antihistamine when they get a flareup, as it helps control the itching and helps them sleep. Base emollients like diprobase or aqueous cream can help to keep skin moisturised, but really when it's bad like that you need to be using an eczema cream first on the patches, shop bought ones like oilatum etc won't get rid of it though they may help to moisturise the skin a bit.

Try something really mild first like hydrocortizone 1% before working your way up to stronger creams if that doesn't work. I used a lot of steroid creams on my eczema when I was younger and it has made the skin very thin on some parts of my body.

If you melt emulsifying ointment (the vaseline type stuff in a big tub) in hot water and add it to the bathwater, that's usually really good for soothing and calming down flareups but watch they don't slip because it's deadly!

Pat them down with a towel and apply ointment and diprobase/other moisturing base cream to the body before the skin dries out fully, and you should see some improvement (if it is indeed eczema)

Looks like eczema to me, you have to try a load of different creams to find the one that suits any individual. And agree with previous posters that mild steroid creams are necessary and effective for acute flare-ups which is what I think you've got here.