Events: Toddler, Hydrocortisone

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Need Advice to Treat Skin Execma

My son started getting rashes on his skin around 3 months. I've taken him to the doctor twice. The first time they told me it was execma and to put lotion on him to keep his skin moist and to wash everything with All Free and Clear and to use hydrocortisone when it's red and antibiotic ointment when it pusses. So I did but it did not get better; it got worse! The second time we went back I was prescribed triamcinolone, a steroid and mupirocin, an antibiotic for his face. He also had the rash all over his body and I was prescribed...

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Am I Being a Jerk?

Sorry for the length. Let me preface this by saying that I am a total...

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Mom of 2

Hi, Everyone I wanted to ask everyone is there any suggestions on what to...

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Can Prolonged Use of Hydrocortisone Cream Affect Growth of Child?

Hello moms. My 18 month old boy has chronic eczema since he was 6 months old and have been using a hydrocortisone cream prescribed by our pediatrician. We have been applying this cream, a 2.5% formulation cream since he was an infant with varying degrees of eczema relief. He has needed it on a daily basis and we have been applying it twice a day to his ankles, wrists and behind the knee--the areas that are affected. We also use Aquaphor and pretoleum jelly emollients to relieve his dry skin. We have not asked our pediatrician though...

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Shaving Your Legs

How often do you ladies shave your legs? I just shaved mine last night for...