Guest guest Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 Does anyone out there know of any connections between the kids and skin rashes, beyond the typical Roseola rash during infancy? My son (nearly 4 years old, not YET a patient of Dr. G's) has had a " ringworm " type rash on his forearm for over a month now. Our pediatrician has treated it with 3 different creams total and nothing is working. Last week a larger outer ring came up and the new cream isn't doing anything but drying it out/irritating the area so he itches it more. We'll be going back tomorrow to see what else to do, but I'd like some insight from this view if possible. Thanks. - Reality lies beyond the horizon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 My son has skin rash similar as your son's. The difference is that he does not feel itch. He got it after 3 month of swimming lesson. I took him to a dermatologist, and was told it is not ring worm, but dry skin. He gave him some cream, and asked to give him bath in warm (not too warm water) and use Dove soap. After all this and applying Baby lotion after bath, most of the rings disappear, and the first is also faded. Hope this helps. My son is just turn 8. He got his first rash over a year ago. Just about a few months ago, he started to get more. That sent me to doctor's office very quickly. Jin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 In a message dated 7/19/02 12:00:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, sherriclarke@... writes: > My son (nearly 4 years old, not YET a patient of Dr. > > G's) has had a " ringworm " type rash on his forearm > > for over a month now. Just wondering if he could have picked up ringworm somewhere? I understand it's a fungus, and the previous response I read mentioned she thought the rash may be fungal. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 Hello, Mac had the same thing on the inner crease of his right arm. I thought that thing was never going away. It did indeed go away thru treatment and occasionally now he will get a rash ring on his face. Small really looks like dry skin. My personnel feeling it is fungal. Keep strong on making sure your child gets their anti-fungal meds.Hang in there, Sherri --- " \ " Wonderwegian\ " " <carrie@...> wrote: > Does anyone out there know of any connections > between the kids and skin rashes, beyond the > typical Roseola rash during infancy? > My son (nearly 4 years old, not YET a patient of Dr. > G's) has had a " ringworm " type rash on his forearm > for over a month now. Our pediatrician has treated > it with 3 different creams total and nothing is > working. Last week a larger outer ring came up and > the new cream isn't doing anything but drying it > out/irritating the area so he itches it more. > We'll be going back tomorrow to see what else to do, > but I'd like some insight from this view if > possible. > Thanks. > - > > Reality lies beyond the horizon.... > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 The rash my son has must be a strain of ringworm because it is responding to the anti-fungal (ringworm specific) oral medication & cream he got from his regular pediatrician. He's been on the medicine for over a week now and the rash is slowly fading. Don't know where he could have picked it up, but at the chat last week I asked Dr. G. about it and he said it isn't uncommon for these kids to get fungal rashes. Thanks for everyone who shared their experiences with the like. :0) - Reality lies beyond the horizon.... Re: Skin rash?? In a message dated 7/19/02 12:00:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, sherriclarke@... writes: > My son (nearly 4 years old, not YET a patient of Dr. > > G's) has had a " ringworm " type rash on his forearm > > for over a month now. Just wondering if he could have picked up ringworm somewhere? I understand it's a fungus, and the previous response I read mentioned she thought the rash may be fungal. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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