Illnesses: Older Child, Hydrocortisone

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Eczema Getting Worse on My 2 Boys

Hi moms, I have a 4 yo and a 5 month old boys that have eczema. My 4yo has it all over his body and its getting worse as he ages. I moisturize his body 2-3/day with 100% petroleum jelly, wash his clothes with ALL detergent, showers every other day and bathes once a week, use 100%cotton and worked ourself up from 1%hydrocortisone to now triamcinolone( stronger than 2.5% hydrocortisone). On my baby I just use 100% petroleum jelly and bathe him once a week only. He has it mostly on his neck area and now it's some on his legs and face. I don...

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Help with Eczema

My 6 month old was just diagnosed with eczema and I am trying to get his...

Allergies

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Acid Mantle (Cream Mixed with Hydrocortisone) - Is It Safe?

I have a 15 month old son who has extremely sensitive skin and had horrible ezcema (sp?) since he was an infant. We found out that it was mostly caused by an allergy to pet dander so we had to give up our pug. Well, we have been using a prescription cream on him called A-Mantle since he was about 6 months old that our Pediatric Allergist prescribed (who is associated with CHOP). This cream is a hydrocortisone mixed with some other type of cream. We use it on him practically every single day (since he still has ezcema). I specifically...

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Excema = Allergy?

Does Excema ALWAYS mean there is an allergy? My son is 6 months old and has...