Blood all over sheets, gro bag, pj's, teddy bears, hands, face... its getting ridiculous!

[Nip]

My DS (15mo) has always had a problem with his wrists, elbow creases and under his chin/neck. He itches until they bleed - we have been prescribed many different potions and lotions.
The suggestion is that its excema but i really dont think it is now... last night he was put to bed at 8am as normal, his skin was perfect not a single blemish... however at 11.30 he woke crying uncontrollably - it was then that we noticed the blood everywhere... he had scratched himself terribly. The blood had totally soaked his gro-bag & pj's, and there was large areas of blood over his bed sheets.

I cut his nails as much as possible, and we constantly put cream on his neck to calm it down - but i'm just getting more and more down about it.
This morning he has gone to nursery without any skin under his neck.
Whenever i book an appointment at the dr's it either clears up totally or they give me yet more cream....But the cream works - they all work, yet nothing stops him itching... i guess it must be a habit - but does ANYONE have some suggestions, its really upsetting me and people stare at him thinking he's been scalded or something

Sime fab advice on here.
One thing I would suggest is taking him to A&E when he is as bad as he was this morning.
They might hutry you through for tests.
Another thing it might be is psorasis. I suffer from this and often scratch in the night until I bleed

Nip, this sounds just like my dd 22months. The dr says eczema, but I'm not convinced. Her skin is fine until she starts scratching it, I dread warm weather as she can't wear t-shirts or she'll rip her arms to pieces, she's scratched any skin she can get to since she was a baby and I thought it was a habit she'd grow out of but she hasn't yet. I have to make sure her top is well tucked in or have her wear a bodysuit even when warm otherwise she lifts her top and sctaches and scratches . Eczema cream clears it up a treat but it doesn't stop her sctaching again. One positive note, she no longer scratches her neck so much, not sure why this stopped, but glad it has. I'll be interested to know how you get on.

Definitely recommend Surcare - washing powder/liquid and conditioner

Thanks everyone for your advice... i am off to the doctors this afternoon with him, so i'll discuss your suggestions with the GP.

Last night he was absolutely fine, didnt touch his neck at all - this morning he has a huge dried scab - but it doesnt seem to bother him which is good - we've plastered some cream on and he was happily playing when i left him at nursery.

Will keep you all updated

What did the GP say Nip?

It is excema that has been infected.

DS1 suffered from this terribly. We kept taking him to the doctors and they did nothing.

It was only when we took him to A&E that they actually did something about it.

We were given antibiotics, and Fucidin and Fucibet cream, along with diprobath and ultrabase and epaderm cream . It was the worst thing that I have ever seen, and heartbreaking.

PS also had a terrible allergy to egg white, amongst other things which we had no idea of at the time.

I would also ask the hospital to do a blood test to see what lo is allergic to.