Hand, Foot & Mouth: Lotrimin
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Can Toddlers Have Athlete's Foot?
Asked by L.H. from Enid
on October 20, 2008
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My son is 20 months old and I think he might have athlete's foot. He has been scratching the bottom of his foot and there is cracking skin between his toes. I thought ...
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- My six year old has athlete's foot and the doctor prescribed a cream for his feet and told us to keep his feet dry. To get the mesh like tennis shoes and to spray sec...
- Of course they can. All they have to do is walk barefoot where someone with athletes's foot has been and keep his little feet locked in hot sweaty shoes for the rest o...
- My son had athlete's foot around 2 years of age. His symptoms were the same as you've mentioned. I did take him to a doctor and was given an ointment that cleared it...
Sores on Side of Mouth
Asked by E.M. from Louisville
on December 12, 2009
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About 2 weeks ago I noticed my daughter had what looked like a rash/ pimples on the corner of her mouth. I just kind of watched it and in a few days it was gone. well ...
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- E., I agree with the others...impetigo is very contagious and is treated with a simple topical antibiotic. It could also be a herpes virus....don't panic, there is a m...
- It sounds like cold sores and yes they are very contagious. They are very common and are passed by contact. They are a virus and need to run their course. However, C...
- Hi E., My 7 year old gets something similar called angular cheilitis. But it usually shows up on both corners of the mouth not just one. It's a fungal infection...h...
Has Anyone Heard of a Toddler Getting Athlete's Foot?!
Asked by A.K. from Missoula
on January 13, 2009
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Hello! I love this site and the mothers who make it such a great resource! So here I am again...my two year old daughter appears to have athlete's foot. Her dad has be...
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- Toddler?! How about a newborn??? And they share it! I never had it my life and then I got it from my newborn. I had no idea what it was, and we were hanging out wi...
- After fighting foot fungus for years, my dad heard of a cure that he loves... Vick's Vapor Rub. He puts it on clean dry feet at night before bed and has the nicest fe...
- Athlete's foot is a fungus issue. VERY stubborn. The first thing I would do is get your daughter (and your husband) on a very high quality probiotic (you can get t...
WHY Are My Kids Getting Sick So Much This Summer??
Asked by M.A. from Dallas
on June 30, 2008
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I am at my wits end, SO frustrated that my usually healthy children seem to have been sick ALL summer! I have 3- ages 4, 2, and 7 months. They don't attend daycare (...
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- Mine are even older and have been sick like you describe. My middle son has strep throat again this week. He is almost done with antibiotics and had a fever of 103.1 a...
- So sorry to hear that...For what it is worth here are some suggestions...my 2 and 4 year old children have not been sick all year(knock on wood) I am a toxin awarenes...
- The Hand, Foot and Mouth is very common and very contagious. It can last for weeks-- a month or more even. This can cause the kids to feel sick and tired and may even ...
Diaper Rash or Something Else?
Asked by M.B. from Indianapolis
on October 21, 2008
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My son has developed a few spots/sores on his bottom. They look like red pimples about a half inch in diameter with white heads. It started out as one and we thought i...
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- I know Dr.s now a days say don't use powders but I would take a small amount of corn starch and apply to his little bottom after each diaper change it should heal it c...
- It sounds like it could be MRSA (not the kind on the news that has killed people) there is a skin infection version. It's a type of Staph. They can basically pick it u...
- I would not pop them. I use a powder for diaper rash, it is in a yellow container in the lotrium isle at your local target or walmart. It starts with a "D", but I ca...
4 Year Old Complaining About His Feet
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on October 24, 2009
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My 4 year old son has been complaining that his toes/feet hurt for the last couple of months. His big toes on both feet seem to have some peeling skin right above the...
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- Are you sure that the pain is related to the peeling skin? My daughter has dry peeling skin on her feet, I use Aquaphor or Vitamin A & D ointment at night, when she is...
- How are his hands? Check his mouth for blisters too. It could be Hand, foot and mouth disease. Good Luck!
- That's really weird. My son gets eczema on his toes, and it peels and he says it hurts, but not anything like that kind of pain. I'd give the ped a call and see if he ...
Son Has Angry Red Rash on the Sides of His Feet
Asked by S.H. from Houston
on September 6, 2009
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My 27-year-old autistic son has developed an angry red rash on both sides of his feet--not on the bottoms and just a little between the toes. My first thought is athl...
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- My brother battled what he thought was athlete's foot for years. Since he was always involved with sports, we thought it was just a natural part of the "game". He of...
- Hi S., Lots of good advice here, the body does funny things, could be an allergic reaction to something or a fungus. either way you want to keep it aired out. mois...
- One type of athlete's foot is the "moccasin" pattern, like on the sides of the feet which sounds similar to what you describe. You could look it up on webmd.com which ...
Possible Rash - Looking for Suggestions
Asked by C.T. from Milwaukee
on October 25, 2008
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A few weeks ago my 18 month old daughter developed a couple of pimples on her chin just beneath her lower lip. I wasn't concerned since she's gotten a few random pimp...
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- Sounds like it might be "hand,foot,mouth" disease. Both my kids had it and the doctors told me that by the time you see the rash, it's not contagious anymore...that's...
- It could be Impetigo. My son was just treated for it with 10 days of antibiotics. I was horrified that he could've gotten it but it's common. Bacteria that is natural...
- Here's an old child care provider remedy. After each meal, and before sleep, clean the area with water, dry and apply some vaseline. This keeps any saliva from her t...
How to dry up a ringworm in a toddler's mouth?
Asked by M.C. from Tuscaloosa
on March 10, 2008
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if anyone knows anything to dry up a ringworm it would help my daughter,,she sucks her hair and now has a ringworm onn her mouth,,is there anything i can get over the ...
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- I have 2 boys and they have gotten them in the past. We always use althlete foot medicine. Lamisil is what we use for ringworms. You can put it on a q-tip to apply to...
- for the head ringworm buy some betadine and some nizoral (medicated shampoo). dab betadine on ringworm and let sit for 2-3 minutes. wash off then wash hair in nizoral...
- lol, thats just chapped lips from so much moisture , carmex handles it or vaseline.secondly try to stop her from sucking her hair , i seen an article a while back that...
Help with Thrush!
Asked by S.T. from Los Angeles
on July 7, 2008
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More details for some of you who asked - I couldn't breastfeed, so he is bottlefed, all nipples and pacifiers are sterilized after every use without fail, and the thru...
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- My little girl gets thrush a lot. Nystatin usually works. It is very contagious....I caught it from carrying 1 of her bottles to the kitchen by my teeth (my hands were...
- Are you nursing? If so and you haven't been treated, you probably have it as well. Talk to your doctor. Otherwise, what about toys, pacifiers, etc.? They all need to b...
- Is your baby breastfeed? Thrush can be passed back and forth between mom and baby so liquid nystatin can be put on the breast as well as the tongue and inner cheeks to...
