Toxicity rash? - Dana and others

[Guest guest]

I wondered whether you, Dana, or others could help me. My son has gotten a red,

itchy scaly rash on a lot of his torso, legs and shoulders. It started out a

little on the legs and has spread. In the past he gets this or something

similar with too much vitamin A. So I stopped his CLO - which was really only

at the RDA level now. But he had been A toxic for a long time, almost a year

before this. He has been taking the low dose without a problem for a few

months.

Suspecting the CLO, I stopped it about 4 days ago. The rash just seems to get

worse. I put a topical cream on it which has worked in the past for eczema

itchy type outbreaks before, last night. This morning his skin seemed better.

After two doses of his daily meds today he is just as itchy and scaly. I even

gave activated charcoal last night thinking maybe it could be a dietary

infraction - however we have strictly controlled what he has eaten lately. I

wonder if it could be too much vitamin D - he tested as very low 3 months ago so

(about 40 I think) so we upped his D from 2000 iu a day to 5000 iu a day. I

wondered whether this rash could be from too much D - although from what I have

read this type of rash does not result from too much D.

Has Dana or anyone else experienced something similar? Should I suspend giving

him all supplemental D for a few days to see if the rash goes away? I have

lowered it now to 3000 iu, but hate to lower it in the cold and flu season. Or

can it be the A rash just be taking longer to go away. Lately we have scaled

down most supps - and taken things away - the only thing that has changed has

been the D. He is on Armour - but he has been on that for 2 months now - so I

doubt that is it.

Would appreciate any thoughts.

Thanks. Irene