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7-Yr-old Son Skin Peeling off All Fingers?
All the skin on my 7-yr-old son's fingers is peeling off. It starts as a spot and then .... Dry and Flakey Fingertips and Toes Tips on 4 Year Old Son. ...
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- Always good to consult a physician when it comes to medical issues. I hope it is nothing, but I would have him see his doctor just so you don't let something potential...
- That sounds like dermatitis sicca. I have the same problem on two of my fingers. When it comes on, I get a special ointment (called Ecural in German, don't know the US...
- my hands do it too, and my 7 year old has it on his feet. It is excema. I think they use excema as a sweeping term, and the derma doesn't elaborate at all. You can ...
3 Yr Old with Blisters on Every Finger, Peeling Skin
I have clipped as much as I can off and it seems to be healing, but every finger tip all the way down to the first joint had the skin peeled off. ...
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- Have you considered taking him to the doctor? I highly suggest doing so. You wouldn't want to let something serious go untreated. Or anything for that matter. Be caref...
- I have the same problem and it usually is an allergic reaction to something. With me it is usually soap or another type of hand cleaner. My nephew had the same problem...
- If he is having fevers and has a strawberry colored tongue or red eyes, he could be in the early stages of Kawasaki's disease. It is rare, but does affect a lot of ch...
Nail Biting
Sep 2, 2009 ... Is it possible her fingertips are peeling and she is responing to it by biting off the peeling skin? Vitamin A deficiecny can cause fingertip peeling. ...
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- I'm almost 31 and still bite my nails. There were only two things that stopped the biting. One, was getting pregnant. I guess something in the hormone shift allowed me...
- Hi T., Is it possible her fingertips are peeling and she is responing to it by biting off the peeling skin? Vitamin A deficiecny can cause fingertip peeling. ...
- Good luck with this. my 18 year old daughter, my husband and my 88 year old mother in law bite their nails. We did get my daughter to stop biting the skin with the stu...
2 1/2 YO Son Picks at Skin on His Fingers...
It could be ecxema which causes the skin on fingertips to peel, crack open, and even bleed ... So she took the mittens off and he eventually outgrew it. ...
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- It is a habit. My brother sucked on his fingers and they would get all chapped, etc. The Dr told my mom to put mittens on his hands, so then he sucked the mittens and ...
- Hi! J., Has anything changed in your lives recently? It could be a stress thing or possibly an O. C. D. . Is there any history of this type of didorder. It doesnt ...
- J., I read most of the other responses. I know nothing about habits or ADHD but I can tell you that when I wash dishes or use certain types of soaps the skin on my...
Bad Toddler Diaper Rash
Read all 77 responses: "My daughter has had the worse diaper rash off and on for ... diaper rash milk · baby rubber swim pant · skin peeling off fingertip ...
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- Hi, when my daughter was about 4 or 5 she got a really bad rash from not wiping right. I took her to the dr and he gave her a prescription of IC H-cortisone/iodoquino...
- Hi L., My daughter goes through the same thing and I have found this realy great rash medicine you can find it at CVS pharmacy or walmart it is called DR.Smith's an...
- my now 7 year old always had horrible diaper rash. i would make my own wipes, tried everything in book...dr. smiths worked the best when it worked. the thing that he...
Dry and Flakey Fingertips and Toes Tips on 4 Year Old Son...
My husband lived with cracked and peeling fingertips for 3 years. ... I've found that Burt's Bees Apricot Baby Oil works wonders on dry, peeling skin. ...
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- Hi Kim, If you are interested in natural healing, we have found a product called Mangosteen Juice can help psoriasis, eczema, skin burns. Our company also now have...
- Since having babies I've developed what they call "housewife's eczema" it's mostly on my hands and water is irritating to it. But it's not like I can avoid all water...
- I've found that Burt's Bees Apricot Baby Oil works wonders on dry, peeling skin. It's much better than any lotion out there, and it's all natural.
Antibiotic for My 11 Month-old?
Luckily, my little guy doesn't seem to be irritated by his skin infection, which is about ..... my 11 month old has diarrhea · skin peeling off fingertip ...
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- Try tea tree oil it is natural and has antifungal and antibacterial properties. You can put a few drops in a carrier oil or just use it straight. I prefer to put a f...
- C., Please follow your Dr.'s instructions on this. You have a positive test for a bacterial infection. When a Dr. prescibes an antibiotic, they weigh the benefit ag...
- I would be leery to give such a young child an antibiotic for a condition that really is not causing any ill effects. The brand Weleda makes a diaper creme that con...
Possible Wart on 3 Year Old's Foot
We would change the tape evry night with new medicine. i remeber sometimes peeling off the falling off parts of the skin, but never the actual wart itself, ...
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- When we've had run ins with warts we just use Compound W in the morning and at night. It's kind of smelly but it doesn't hurt and starts working on the wart right awa...
- Hi R.! I agree with just using Compound W. We took our son to the ped. to have a wart removed and they did a blister treatment- something that I will never put my so...
- If it is a wart you can try this. I had a wart on the pad of one of my fingers and ran into an accidental cure! I had this wart for around 3 years, had tried to hack i...
Peeling Hands
Out of 7 siblings and 3 kids, 2 of my kids and 2 of my brothers have this same problem, their palms and fingertips peel and become very sensitive...it's a ...
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- Try the Gold Bond lotion it works miracles. My father in law is diabetic and he had large cracks in his fingers and hands and the Gold Bond healed them within a week o...
- My oldest daughter's hands and bottom peel every time she gets strep. It is caused from the scarlet fever virus which is the same as strep, we just have advanements in...
- i did when I was little. My hands did it when I was about 5. I believe it was from Strep throat. What it is is little kids put their hands in there mouths and the infe...
Cracked Finger Tips
It was only on my right hand, but all finger tips (except my pinky) had the peeling skin, cracked and painful. I tried everything. I have eczema, so I did ...
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- my fingers always cracked when i was nursing. i used something from the body shop, it had a silly name like "look ma new hands" or something like that. it was in a lig...
- Hi M., I feel your pain. I have a tendency to over wash my hands throughout the day too. My knuckles get really dry and cracked, as well as the skin all around my f...
- I use aquafor or a store brand just like as well as bag balm (green square tin - for cow's utters) at night. It helps so much!