Sore on 16 Mo Old's Bottom That Won't Go Away After Diaper Rash

Has he been checked for MRSA. My daughter had bad rashes, and then started getting sores (like small boils) on her bottom. She was given antibiotics more than once as well as perscription cream and they would go away then come back.
Finally the Dr tested for MRSA and that was it. It is treated with severeal antibiotics and we had to make sure to be extremely precise on getting full doses and always on time, but then it was gone and she has not had any since.

You should also have yourself, the dad, and siblings tested. Her Dad had it as well, though I did not. If they aare left untreated it will just keep getting passed back and forth.

PS. After such severe rashes that warrented going to the Dr several times and trying every kiind of cream we found Triple Paste. It cleared up the rashes quickly and prevented from getting new ones that were so bad. It is more expensive but totally worth it.
After we started using the cream she stopped getting the diaper rashes. The sores from MRSA started after that time.

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He needs to go to the doctor. It could be a yeast infection, or it could be worse, it could be a staph infection...staph infections have become a lot more common lately. Either way, it will need medication to clear up. Although I would urge you to please take him to the doctor, I will say that Boudreaux's butt paste works a lot better than Desitin in my experience.

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go to the pediatrician...you may need a prescription antibiotic cream

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I agree with Elizabeth, My 1st thought was get it cultured for MRSA and right away.

With my experience of working with babies and with my son I have found that when cleaning the desitin off sometime the skin can come off to. I have found that boudreaux butt paste works best, it goes on smooth and comes off clean and works GREAT!!!!

Sounds like a yeast infection to me. My dr had me use Lotrimin AF (yes, the med for athlete's foot) on my youngest dd when she would get spots like that. Cleared up within a couple days.

My daughter made a concoction from corn starch and balmex and it practically healed my granddaughters rash overnight
try it, hers was almost bleeding
K.

If he has sores that are bleeding, it's probably terribly painful. I'd take him to the pediatrician (or at least call them). It doesn't sound like a diaper rash. Sometimes kids get yeast infections in their diaper area.

Resinol and call the doctor. Could be a yeast infection. Boys get them too. Also, let him run naked alot. Air will help it heal faster than anything else will.

Good luck.

Are you sure it is diaper rash? If you are not certain, you should contact the doctor.

I would suggest a different diaper rash cream. Sometimes, they just don't work for one baby, but will for another. We have to keep 3 different types in the house, one for each of my kids lol. Arbonne has a good one, if the regular types you can get at the store don't work. It's an all natural one.
Also recommend, A&D or Butt Paste or Bag Balm. The Bag Balm you can find at places like Walgreen's or Rural King, it comes in a little green tin and works for diaper rash, hemroids, and just about any rash you can come up with, it's super handy!

Good luck, i know this can be a little frustrating, we are going through the same process with our 15 mo old.

My daugher had a diaper rash problem and this would make it almost go away after the first round of this routine.

It is a bit time comsuming but well worth the effort. The first thing to do is to give him a bath then pat dry the bottom. Then on a very low setting dry him the rest of the way with a hair dryer, he has to be completly dry before putting any medicine of any kind. Other wise the medicne just holds in the moisture. Then after each wet or dirty diaper place him in luke warm water and swish the water around to get to all areas then pat dry and use the hair dryer again then the medicine.
Do this after each and EVERY diaper change. You should see a Big improvement very quickly. If this does not work then I would take him to the Dr. to make sure it isn't any thing more than a diaper rash.

Hope it helps. D.

bumboosa - it even cleared my eczema! I would take him to the dr in case it is staph!

They could be boils. You might check w/ the doctor because you can get a topical antibiotic and an oral antibiotic to get rid of them.

Fortunately I didn't have to deal with many diaper rashes with my son so I can't say if this sounds like a bad one or something else. Definitely check with your doctor to see if it could be any of the suggestions the other mamas gave. If it IS a diaper rash, I have to recommend Dr. Boudreaux's Butt Paste. It's a miracle worker! My son did have one really bad rash and it cleared it up after one application. Good luck! I hope your little guy's bottom heals soon.