What to expect from ped - baby with bad eczema

[farmgirl77]

After being told that DS rash was hormone rash, and having no luck with QV wash/cream and dermeeze, a different GP finally diagnosed Archer (11wks) as having eczema. He is now on cortizone cream which even in just one day seems to be making a difference! We are going to see the pediatrician on Monday. The GP has suggested that given how young he is, it is likely to be allergy induced. Both DH and I get asthma and hayfever and my sister was allergic to cows milk when young. My question is, what can we expect from seeing the ped - is there much that can be done and can we start ruling out foods eg dairy (DS is on S26 as well as being breast fed).

Any advice would be much appreciated!
FG

[satya]

I don't know but I do know as my son's issues have been handled by the GP. I do know that if both parents are asthmatic there is a high chance that the child will have eczema and/or asthma. Usually they grow out of eczema but some don't. My son has had it since he was tiny & it's been pretty well managed with cortisone cream for flare ups & QV products at other times. I am now dealing with wheezing so he could be asthmatic as well.

I will try to remember to pop back in to the thread to see how you go with the paed. Hope you get some answers there.

[setof3]

My DD was born red and developed eczema after only a few days of being born. After seeing 5 doctors I finally got to see a pediatrician at the Gold Coast Hospital. She diagnosed that he had medium - high eczema and it was caused by a milk protein allergy, based on symptoms he had. She immediately put him on a hypoallergenic formula (when I tried s26 he broke out in a rash all over his body and around his mouth, it has a high milk protein count). She also said goat and soy formula's were out of the question as most babies with a milk protein allergey are usually allergic to soy and goats milk.

So what to expect at the appointment: a diagnosis, follow-up appointment, instructions on how to care for the problem, they should check your baby over, any specialist letters.

I insisted on an allergist appointment at my second appointment and I was lucky to get in straight away. The allergist was sooooooo much better than the pediatrician. DD had a skin ***** test and then I had a talk with the allergist for 1hr 15min and she gave me the right advice and the right plan to go on. DD is so much better now that he has seen the right people.

The pediatrician specilises in baby medical problems, but then you need to see the correct specialist for your babies problem. Dermatologist for just skin conditions and an allergist for conditions caused by food that affect the skin.

I hope that helps.