Here's our story:
My DS has had eczema since he was a few months old. He had severe cradle cap and now severe atopic dermatitis. When he was little, he had it everywhere, including huge spots on his cheeks. Today, he has it on his arms, hands, legs, and waist.
He has been skin tested for allergies. The only one that came back "slightly positive" was peanuts. The allergist said the peanut allergy and eczema could, or could not, be related. DS never gets peanuts in any form and he still has severe eczema.
We tried every lotion and cream possible to no avail. We finally found a homeopath and are trying that out for treatment. He first took Psorinum, which caused a huge aggravation but never improved the condition of his eczema. We then tried Sulphur. We are putting Florasone cream on his spots daily, along with Aquaphor to soothe it. Last week our homeopath had us give him cardiosperum (the stuff that's in florasone) orally for a week. Now we're waiting. He's still covered, though.
He wakes up at night itching and will itch (daytime, too) until it bleeds. His arms and legs look TERRIBLE!
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Here are a few pics from right before we started the homeopathy treatments, pretty much how he STILL looks.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/klday/ecz1.png
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/klday/ecz2.png
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/klday/ecz3.png
Thanks for reading/looking. Any thoughts/tips/comments/suggestions are definitely welcome!
My DS has had eczema since he was a few months old. He had severe cradle cap and now severe atopic dermatitis. When he was little, he had it everywhere, including huge spots on his cheeks. Today, he has it on his arms, hands, legs, and waist.
He has been skin tested for allergies. The only one that came back "slightly positive" was peanuts. The allergist said the peanut allergy and eczema could, or could not, be related. DS never gets peanuts in any form and he still has severe eczema.
We tried every lotion and cream possible to no avail. We finally found a homeopath and are trying that out for treatment. He first took Psorinum, which caused a huge aggravation but never improved the condition of his eczema. We then tried Sulphur. We are putting Florasone cream on his spots daily, along with Aquaphor to soothe it. Last week our homeopath had us give him cardiosperum (the stuff that's in florasone) orally for a week. Now we're waiting. He's still covered, though.
He wakes up at night itching and will itch (daytime, too) until it bleeds. His arms and legs look TERRIBLE!
Here are a few pics from right before we started the homeopathy treatments, pretty much how he STILL looks.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/klday/ecz1.png
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/klday/ecz2.png
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/klday/ecz3.png
Thanks for reading/looking. Any thoughts/tips/comments/suggestions are definitely welcome!