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Help with Impetigo
Asked by M.B. from San Francisco
on May 31, 2009
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my 18 month keeps getting impetigo around his mouth. I don't understand why it keeps coming back. I bleach his toys and scrub his pacifier and sippy cup and bottle. ...
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- Hi M., When I was a teenager was diagnosed with impetigo. I would only get the sores around my mouth and mostly just below the corners of my mouth. In my 20's I w...
- Have him checked for Strep throat. Impetigo is a common infection with strep and if it is undiagnosed it will keep coming back. Also, the cats and your hygeine aroun...
- Impetigo is really hard to deal with. My older son got it when he was about 5. We eventually had to treat it with antibiotics, after we couldn't get rid of it, and a y...
Impetigo Question
Asked by D.G. from Omaha
on May 10, 2008
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I was wondering if anyone else's child has had impetigo? My son has been staying with my parents the last couple of weeks and his eczema had been breaking how pretty ...
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- Both my sons have gotten it quite a few times. The nice thing about it is that it doesn't leave scars and it heals pretty quickly. My youngest son is immune compromi...
- Don't worry. My daughter got it all over her back and butt, and it healed up really fast and not a single scar. She even scratched a couple spots until they bled, bu...
- My 8 year old son got impetigo earlier this year, all over his face. It started as on little spot on his lip, and I thought he was getting a cold sore (I get them), bu...
Nasty rash...possibly Impetigo
Asked by J.H. from Raleigh
on September 26, 2006
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Has anyone ever dealt with this skin rash? My 19 month old son has had these red dots all over him for a month now. The first time I tool him to the dr. she said she...
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- well impetigo is highly contagious so if your touching it or anything this rash has toughed and not got it, that should not be it. the scratching aveno baths with luke...
- From what I understand, impetigo is a sort of secondary infection to something else. I had this as a child...really bad...from about age 4 to age 9 consistently. I o...
- J., My son had impetigo a few months ago. He's 18 months old now and the spots on him started out looking like a bug bite. They didn't go away, then it noticed som...
Seeking Advice About Impetigo
Asked by E.L. from San Francisco
on July 23, 2008
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I am looking for advice about impetigo. Has any one else dealt with this? It is all over my 6 m. old daughter's face. This is the second time she has had it. What did ...
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- My daughter had it a couple of months ago and we put on neosporin 3-4 times a day. It took about 4-5 days to clear up. The sooner you start the antibacterial stuff the...
- Hi E., My daughter had this once, and her pediatrician prescribed antibiotics. It is a bacterial infection, and needs to be taken seriously. I'd recommend taking ...
- I had it once. What got rid of it for me was to wet a wash cloth with warm water pat the area gently to clean and apply neosporin several times a day. I don't know i...
Skin Eczema
Asked by R.M. from Dallas
on January 10, 2009
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I recently read several responses to a question in helping with childhood skin eczema. I'm 52 & have been dealing with it all my life. Trust me I have tried Everythin...
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- Wow - that's all I can say. I'm going to save this as my 3 year old daughter does get a variety of skin 'stuff', as do I... your water comment reminded me that I alw...
- Since you seem to have tried everything under the sun, a virtual expert on the chemical approach at this point, maybe it would be useful for you to try something new. ...
- Thank you for sharing your experience. I am sending this to my daughter-in-law for help with my grandson. We just started using aloe vera lotion on him. Does it wor...
Son Diagnosed with Impetigo and I Have Questions
Asked by K.R. from Boise
on February 3, 2008
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My son was diagnosed lastnight with impetigo and I have some questions. I looked it up online to find out some info. but it says it is highly contagious and I am wond...
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- While I haven't had to deal with this, I found this one webmd: After 3 days of treatment, you or your child should begin to get better. A child can usually return t...
- impetigo is contagious only when the area is touched or the drainage on linens or clothes is touched. if ya touch ya wash. over the counter antibiotic ointment to th...
- I seem to get impetigo twice a year - and no one in my family has ever had it. I wash my hands frequently, and I use hand sanitizer when it flares up. I don't think ...
Rash Around Mouth That Looks like Impetigo but Isn't
Asked by T.P. from Denver
on April 27, 2008
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My 11 month old daughter has had a rash around her mouth that has spread to under her nose. It initially looked like Impetigo and her ped put her a topical antiobiotic...
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- Hi T.! My 8 mos old son had a pimply rash for a while too - it was patchy red in places with little bumps, some of them white. It looked a little like eczema and a l...
- Hi T., Coconut oil works well on skin issues. K. Loidolt Author, Shopper's Guide to Healthy Living
- Hi T., My youngest had horrible skin problems and eventually got eczema really bad. It started on his face then ended up in several places on his body. I tried everyt...
Dry, Irritated, Red Patch of Skin Between the Chin and the Bottom Lip?
Asked by D.F. from Albany
on January 20, 2009
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Hi there, My 3 1/2 year old son has a dry, red patch of skin just above his chin.
It seems to be getting worse and he is complaining that it hurts.
Any ideas of wha...
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- It could be chapped skin. Does he lick his lips alot? My doctor recommended hydrocortizone cream.
- When I don't want to go to the doctor, I usually just call and ask to speak to the nurse who usually provides good advice about little things like that. I use Cetaphi...
- Hey! It sounds very similar to what my 4 year old girl had. Hers was right below her mouth. It would not go away. We used Aquafor for awhile and that helped at fi...
Red Chapped Skin Around My 2Yr Old's Mouth & Under Her Nose, How to Treat IT!?!?
Asked by J.M. from Dallas
on December 7, 2007
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My 2yr old has had a running nose and has been outside off and on. She has been licking around her mouth and under her nose and now her skin is red, chapped, & painful...
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- Vitamin E oil is wonderful for healing my lips. Try putting a coating of vitamin E oil on it first, then cover that with Aquaphor. Obviously you want to clean it wel...
- Try some aquaphor on it! It is fabulous!
- Aquaphor works wonders for chapped skin. I've used it for my son since he was 6 months old (he's 5 now) and it has always worked for us. Aquaphor is made by Euce...
Rash Spreading on Skin over Weeks Time
Asked by J.B. from York
on May 30, 2009
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A week ago my child had a few spots on her feet which appeared to me to be mosquito bites. So I treated it with Benadryl/Caladryl topical stuff so help relief the itc...
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- First of all, I would definitely get a second opinion if I wasn't satisfied with the way your regular doc handled the situation. When you apply the cream make sure it'...
- Hi J., That sounds just like the rash my youngest got on the back of her ankle that spread up her leg when she was about 3. I know this sounds funny, but our ped. su...
- J., you have gotten many responses but let me correct one thing. I have severe allergies as does my 13 year old daughter. We have both been told to use both the benadr...
