Re: eczema in baby- more info
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 11:39 am
Mum has just replied to the questions I asked her. I have yet to
work on them
Is there any eczema on his head? Round his temples and up a bit
into his hairline. That's all.
Has he ever had cradlecap? Yes, he still has a patch over his
anterior fontanelle.
Does he seem to be better in the heat or the cold? Mostly better in
the cold but as I said, I think it wakes him in the night when he
gets too cold.
What time does he wake in the night? Any time between 1am and 4am.
Usually nearer to 4 but has been 1.30-2.30 recently for a couple of
nights.
Do you reckon the itch is worse at night? It upsets him more at
night but I'm not sure if he is more itchy. He is itchy in the day
but I think he has more distractions/toys. At night it's just him
and his scratches in the dark!
Do you see him trying to scratch in the day other than when he is
itchy? When he goes to sleep he scratches his forehead, eyelids and
nose. Maybe he is scratchy but I can tell the difference cos he
doesn't usually scratch those parts.
Is the redness better or worse during/after a bath? Better. Have
heard contradictory reports on bathing. Either only bath for a very
short time and as infrequently as poss or, bath for half an hour in
oilatum every night. The half hour one seems to do him more good.
I've tried both.
Is there bilateral symmetry to the eczema? Both cheeks equally
affected. His left arm and left leg are never as bad as his right
side. Arms are always worse than legs.
Is there any smell about him or the eczema? Not now. The rotting
smell was when it was infected and the antibiotics did seem to clear
that.
And is the gungy umbilicus gone? Not really. It's not bad but if I
run a cotton bud round the rim, I get a bit out. White, very thick
and sticky.
Colour of the oozing discharge - is it thin/ thick/sticky and what
is the colour of the crusts? Clear, watery, possibly yellowy. When
it was stuck to his tubifast it was yellow. You can't tell other
than that, it's just like a clear, damp and sticky layer in patches
where he's scratched so much that he has gone through his epidermal
layer.
Are there any vesicles (like blisters that come up and burst? No,
never been like that but sometimes it looks like crazy paving with
red lines through his skin. Almost like mud when it dries out, but
dried skin that has cracked to reveal red under layer of skin.
What is his sleep position? Flat on his back. Arms either up by head
or down by sides.
Have you noticed any food preferences/aversions? No
Does the itch appear worse or better when he is undressed? Seems
worse as he can get to the skin on his tummy, arms and collar bone
that are usually covered over with clothes. He tries to scratch arms
even through clothes but the other two only when undressed.
Finally do you think that the eczema discharges only after
scratching or not? Yes, definitely. After a bad night he will have
scratched more than usual and then it will discharge.
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work on them
Is there any eczema on his head? Round his temples and up a bit
into his hairline. That's all.
Has he ever had cradlecap? Yes, he still has a patch over his
anterior fontanelle.
Does he seem to be better in the heat or the cold? Mostly better in
the cold but as I said, I think it wakes him in the night when he
gets too cold.
What time does he wake in the night? Any time between 1am and 4am.
Usually nearer to 4 but has been 1.30-2.30 recently for a couple of
nights.
Do you reckon the itch is worse at night? It upsets him more at
night but I'm not sure if he is more itchy. He is itchy in the day
but I think he has more distractions/toys. At night it's just him
and his scratches in the dark!
Do you see him trying to scratch in the day other than when he is
itchy? When he goes to sleep he scratches his forehead, eyelids and
nose. Maybe he is scratchy but I can tell the difference cos he
doesn't usually scratch those parts.
Is the redness better or worse during/after a bath? Better. Have
heard contradictory reports on bathing. Either only bath for a very
short time and as infrequently as poss or, bath for half an hour in
oilatum every night. The half hour one seems to do him more good.
I've tried both.
Is there bilateral symmetry to the eczema? Both cheeks equally
affected. His left arm and left leg are never as bad as his right
side. Arms are always worse than legs.
Is there any smell about him or the eczema? Not now. The rotting
smell was when it was infected and the antibiotics did seem to clear
that.
And is the gungy umbilicus gone? Not really. It's not bad but if I
run a cotton bud round the rim, I get a bit out. White, very thick
and sticky.
Colour of the oozing discharge - is it thin/ thick/sticky and what
is the colour of the crusts? Clear, watery, possibly yellowy. When
it was stuck to his tubifast it was yellow. You can't tell other
than that, it's just like a clear, damp and sticky layer in patches
where he's scratched so much that he has gone through his epidermal
layer.
Are there any vesicles (like blisters that come up and burst? No,
never been like that but sometimes it looks like crazy paving with
red lines through his skin. Almost like mud when it dries out, but
dried skin that has cracked to reveal red under layer of skin.
What is his sleep position? Flat on his back. Arms either up by head
or down by sides.
Have you noticed any food preferences/aversions? No
Does the itch appear worse or better when he is undressed? Seems
worse as he can get to the skin on his tummy, arms and collar bone
that are usually covered over with clothes. He tries to scratch arms
even through clothes but the other two only when undressed.
Finally do you think that the eczema discharges only after
scratching or not? Yes, definitely. After a bad night he will have
scratched more than usual and then it will discharge.
--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Rochelle" wrote:
be
dogs
on
with
at
had
days
have
we
on