3 month old with eczema

[JorgieGirl]

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Edited by JorgieGirl - 6/24/11 at 7:28am

[kjbrown92]

Unless you just started eating something new, I'd say it's the kitten. Of course there's only one way to figure it out. Okay, there's two. You can get her scratch tested at an allergist, or you can go on vacation and see if it clears up, or get rid of the cat (but once a cat has been in a house, it takes a couple months for the allergens to clear out; so the vacation would give you an answer more quickly). If it's food, the top culprits are dairy, gluten, soy, corn, eggs, but of course it could be any food at all (food journals can help).

[zmom2010]

My son got eczema right at 4 months. His was just on his face. He was very sensitive to wind, and to certain types of bibs we were putting on him. His eczema is getting much better now that we know.

I would look to see if you can find a pattern to it on her body. Is it wear her clothes are but not where she has exposed skin? (maybe laundry detergent)..things like that

If it's everywhere, then I would say its something systemic and not contact related. So, it's likely something she's ingesting, or MAYBE the kitten. I wouldn't rule out the possibiliy that it's an over-reaction to the stuff she has to take for the thrush. Hope you figure it out!

[JorgieGirl]

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Edited by JorgieGirl - 6/24/11 at 7:29am