case of eczema in child
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:43 pm
Hi All, I am not getting very far with this case and was hoping for a few suggestions!!
February 2010
Background - This 2 year old boy - d.o.b. 2/2/08 came He presented witha snotty nose, big blue/grey eyes, blond hair and reddish lips. He breathed out of his mouth continually which was noisy. He sat on Mum's knee and didn't respond to my questions although he can talk He wouldn't get down to play with the toys initially although did later. When he played it was with mechanical things like cars. He knocked the blocks over when they were built up for him.
Presenting complaint - eczema
He is obsessed with loud noises and loves them. He loves drills, the hoover and anything mechanical.
Mouth breathing
Shy with strangers
Had chicken pox at 4 months old.
Had infantile acne at 5 weeks which apparently is to do with hormones from the mother.
Very bad cradle cap - used cream from boots.
Had gastric reflux with sickly burps.
Pregnancy - was fine and straightforward.
Birth - fine but he came out crying and upset. Weight 8 lbs.
He was very squirmy with discomfort from feeding. As soon as he was off bottles the gastric reflux stopped. He was given gaviscon in his bottle.
No problems with vaccination.
Milestones- no teeth until 13 months and he has big teeth.
Walking at 1
Sitting at 6 months
Talking - he does talk but I didn't really hear him until the end of the consultation when he said a few words.
Had a hernia
He wants to help Mum all the time. He will tidy up when asked.
Eczema - dirty, red. Never broken and doesn't appear to be itchy. It seems a bit better in water. He does like a bath. His body is rather dry. Eczema on legs at the front.
He concentrated on the crayons in the box well. He kept putting them in and out.
Sleep position - hands over head.
Cries a bit
Doesn't appear chilly
Likes to run. He doesn't sit still much.
Temper - if things don't go right. Not a lot of patience.
Loves jumping
Once he had a high temperature and the doctor reckoned it was an ear infection.
Analysis
Lovely child - happy. I think he was just being stubborn and awkward not speaking to me.
1st Follow up
Today he wasn't as shy, maybe because he came with his sister. I heard him speak - odd clear words rather than sentences. I was able to pick him up but he looked towards Mum and wanted her. Mum says he does this to her when his Granddad is around.
He rushed around like a boisterous lad, picking up everything and examining it. Mum said there has been no change to how he is - if anything even happier.
Eczema - inside of elbows is now cracked which is the NEW. Sometimes he says "sore". It looks red and the skin looks shiny in the area. Mum still says there has been no oozing but I am not as sure. It gets redder when in water. The rest of his skin is very dry. On his legs there are red patches of eczema, slightly raised which are very dry to the touch.
Mum thinks the legs at the front are better. Nothing has gone upwards, only downwards. Mum says it has gone from hips but more extensive down the legs and is also on the ankles.
Mouth breathing not as noticeable. She thinks it is less noticeable on the baby monitor.
Has come with a cold - faces has red blotches and dried snot under nose giving him a dirty look
Graphites 30 - one dose
2nd follow up
There were patches of red under his mouth and around the chin area.
Mum said that there had been a lot of improvement until last week when it started to flare up again. It didn't clear up completely but the best she had seen it.
I noticed cradle cap in his blond hair.
He has been a bit more narky, stubborn and whingey .
Has been eating oats so simple with milk and cheerios and wanting to drink the milk afterwards.
Eczema is in his elbows, legs, wrists (very dry) and they have been itching when he has his clothes on rather than off.
He was shy with me again today although he came with his 2 sisters. He has very bright sparkling eyes. He did however take the Rx from me.
The mouth breathing was not audible.
Likes to sniff at things.
Analysis
I think it is worth trying the Graphites again and repeating if it returns. I wonder if the milk drinking started just before the flare up. It may be worth mentioning stopping all dairy for a week or so. ( I now know it was not to do with milk)
Prescription
Graphites 30 - one dose
This doesn't seem to be doing anything and basically I can't see a remedy here so if there are any suggestions of where to look I would be very grateful
Thanks
Rochelle
Registered Homeopath with The Society of Homeopaths
EFT (Advanced) Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk
February 2010
Background - This 2 year old boy - d.o.b. 2/2/08 came He presented witha snotty nose, big blue/grey eyes, blond hair and reddish lips. He breathed out of his mouth continually which was noisy. He sat on Mum's knee and didn't respond to my questions although he can talk He wouldn't get down to play with the toys initially although did later. When he played it was with mechanical things like cars. He knocked the blocks over when they were built up for him.
Presenting complaint - eczema
He is obsessed with loud noises and loves them. He loves drills, the hoover and anything mechanical.
Mouth breathing
Shy with strangers
Had chicken pox at 4 months old.
Had infantile acne at 5 weeks which apparently is to do with hormones from the mother.
Very bad cradle cap - used cream from boots.
Had gastric reflux with sickly burps.
Pregnancy - was fine and straightforward.
Birth - fine but he came out crying and upset. Weight 8 lbs.
He was very squirmy with discomfort from feeding. As soon as he was off bottles the gastric reflux stopped. He was given gaviscon in his bottle.
No problems with vaccination.
Milestones- no teeth until 13 months and he has big teeth.
Walking at 1
Sitting at 6 months
Talking - he does talk but I didn't really hear him until the end of the consultation when he said a few words.
Had a hernia
He wants to help Mum all the time. He will tidy up when asked.
Eczema - dirty, red. Never broken and doesn't appear to be itchy. It seems a bit better in water. He does like a bath. His body is rather dry. Eczema on legs at the front.
He concentrated on the crayons in the box well. He kept putting them in and out.
Sleep position - hands over head.
Cries a bit
Doesn't appear chilly
Likes to run. He doesn't sit still much.
Temper - if things don't go right. Not a lot of patience.
Loves jumping
Once he had a high temperature and the doctor reckoned it was an ear infection.
Analysis
Lovely child - happy. I think he was just being stubborn and awkward not speaking to me.
1st Follow up
Today he wasn't as shy, maybe because he came with his sister. I heard him speak - odd clear words rather than sentences. I was able to pick him up but he looked towards Mum and wanted her. Mum says he does this to her when his Granddad is around.
He rushed around like a boisterous lad, picking up everything and examining it. Mum said there has been no change to how he is - if anything even happier.
Eczema - inside of elbows is now cracked which is the NEW. Sometimes he says "sore". It looks red and the skin looks shiny in the area. Mum still says there has been no oozing but I am not as sure. It gets redder when in water. The rest of his skin is very dry. On his legs there are red patches of eczema, slightly raised which are very dry to the touch.
Mum thinks the legs at the front are better. Nothing has gone upwards, only downwards. Mum says it has gone from hips but more extensive down the legs and is also on the ankles.
Mouth breathing not as noticeable. She thinks it is less noticeable on the baby monitor.
Has come with a cold - faces has red blotches and dried snot under nose giving him a dirty look
Graphites 30 - one dose
2nd follow up
There were patches of red under his mouth and around the chin area.
Mum said that there had been a lot of improvement until last week when it started to flare up again. It didn't clear up completely but the best she had seen it.
I noticed cradle cap in his blond hair.
He has been a bit more narky, stubborn and whingey .
Has been eating oats so simple with milk and cheerios and wanting to drink the milk afterwards.
Eczema is in his elbows, legs, wrists (very dry) and they have been itching when he has his clothes on rather than off.
He was shy with me again today although he came with his 2 sisters. He has very bright sparkling eyes. He did however take the Rx from me.
The mouth breathing was not audible.
Likes to sniff at things.
Analysis
I think it is worth trying the Graphites again and repeating if it returns. I wonder if the milk drinking started just before the flare up. It may be worth mentioning stopping all dairy for a week or so. ( I now know it was not to do with milk)
Prescription
Graphites 30 - one dose
This doesn't seem to be doing anything and basically I can't see a remedy here so if there are any suggestions of where to look I would be very grateful
Thanks
Rochelle
Registered Homeopath with The Society of Homeopaths
EFT (Advanced) Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk
You'd have to be crazy to think that's fun, sigh... Still, from the history it seems he is *probably* allergic to cow's milk--unless non-dairy formulas were already tried, and from what you say, I'm guessing not? Maybe she'd be willing to give it a try to *see* if that's causing his skin trouble; it is, you've got another rubric, and she's got a way to help her little guy... Surely if it *is* causing the eczema, it will be worth knowing, and perhaps over time he'll build tolerance. (My daughter used to be HORRIBLY allergic to milk, but now doesn't seem to react to it at all, hallelujah.)