Eczema or Atopic Dematis

[schellen]

Hi! I actually recalled us parents discussing this before but strangely, manual and engine searches couldn't find me the thread. If I can find that thread, it'll be very helpful as they were many informative posts.


Chief, does this board have some auto-delete/auto-hide function for threads past a certain \"age\"? Or is the listing of threads and search engine being buggy? :?

[GreenQ]

schellen:

Hi! I actually recalled us parents discussing this before but strangely, manual and engine searches couldn't find me the thread. If I can find that thread, it'll be very helpful as they were many informative posts.


Chief, does this board have some auto-delete/auto-hide function for threads past a certain \"age\"? Or is the listing of threads and search engine being buggy? :?

Yes. I noticed there were 4 pages threads under HEALTH topic initially. However after 13 Sept, it became 2 pages only. Weird la... :? Or was it due to 'housekeeping'??

[ChiefKiasu]

GreenQ:

... Yes. I noticed there were 4 pages threads under HEALTH topic initially. However after 13 Sept, it became 2 pages only. Weird la... :? Or was it due to 'housekeeping'??

It's not due to housekeeping. It's due to... dunno what. We need some technical expertise here. Time to call in our heavy artillery.

[ZacK]

ChiefKiasu:

GreenQ:

... Yes. I noticed there were 4 pages threads under HEALTH topic initially. However after 13 Sept, it became 2 pages only. Weird la... :? Or was it due to 'housekeeping'??

It's not due to housekeeping. It's due to... dunno what. We need some technical expertise here. Time to call in our heavy artillery.

Alright no wonder.. I was looking for the thread on phimosis and touching on circumcision that pinky88 could refer to... But dun seem to be able to find it

[david59]

mathsparks:

My girl has eczema on her hands which is worsened when she uses the wrong type of soap. Only mild cleanser for her.


And it was worsened in her Primary school years when she was eating her favorite fake sharks' fin soup in the canteen.

Her problem disappeared for a while when she joined the sailing team. Could be the sea water?

Sea-water? Possible for its anti-septic property. I have very dry skin and the skin on my lower legs can get kind of flaky. Nowadays, I bathe with sea salt soap made from the Dead Sea. Once it was more serious, I used the sea salt soap that has sulphur added. Very effective for me. But I think it is not a cure all, more sort of like preserving the skin from further eruption. I gave a few pieces to a few kids in my centre who have this problem and it works quite well. Give it a try.

[Eagle-Ladybird]

Not sure about sea water, but UV from sunlight is definitely documented as "light therapy" for eczema. So I guess sailing must have given her a fair share of that.


Eczema has to do (more often than not) with skin allergy. Not so much of anit-septic but rather the "steroid" type of medication is widely used to contain the outbreak.

Our son had eczema when he was much younger, and we consulted couple of doctors and finally ended up in National Skin Center. We also learnt that most children will grow out of it, and the allergies can/may manifest through other forms as they grow i.e asthma or conjunctivitis. True enough, our son has seemingly grown out of it now (he’s 4.5 yrs old).

[cnimed]

Jennifer:

My elder boy has this skin peeling condition on and off on his fingers, palms, toes and soles since nursery level till now. We did a blood test when he was in K2, no health prob. The prob seems more often now that he eats lunches in school. Is there sth missing out in his diet? Are there special blood tests that can ascertain deficiency in his diet that leads to this consistent skin peeling prob? TIA your advices.

Hi, sounds more like contact allergy than deficiency in diet. Usually food allergy erupts more in terms of eczema, since you use the term skin peeling, I take it that you have ruled out eczema...? If so, another possibility is contact allergy. Keep track of the things he's using/wearing, floor and clothes detergent etc. My part time helper for example is allergic to Dettol products. The skin on her feet will peel off if she has to use that.

In the case of your son, I will look into the type of surface cleaners that is being used. Usually food allergy will be outgrown as kids get older, but contact allergy gets worse with increased exposure. If his started at Nursery, it may be worth checking out the cleaners used in school/childcare to see if it throws up any clues. Especially with all the viruses going on, schools have been cleaning every table/floor surface with stronger cleaners.

Some info on contact allergy
http://www.nsc.gov.sg/showpage.asp?id=56

[Jennifer]

deminc:

Hi, sounds more like contact allergy than deficiency in diet. Usually food allergy erupts more in terms of eczema, since you use the term skin peeling, I take it that you have ruled out eczema...? If so, another possibility is contact allergy. Keep track of the things he's using/wearing, floor and clothes detergent etc. My part time helper for example is allergic to Dettol products. The skin on her feet will peel off if she has to use that.


In the case of your son, I will look into the type of surface cleaners that is being used. Usually food allergy will be outgrown as kids get older, but contact allergy gets worse with increased exposure. If his started at Nursery, it may be worth checking out the cleaners used in school/childcare to see if it throws up any clues. Especially with all the viruses going on, schools have been cleaning every table/floor surface with stronger cleaners.

Some info on contact allergy
http://www.nsc.gov.sg/showpage.asp?id=56

Thanks for the link.

He seems to hv sweaty palms, maybe that's the cause. Now I am concentrating on #2's health issue. So #1 is put on hold. Burns hubby's pocket with two of them

[GreenQ]

deminc:

... I will look into the type of surface cleaners that is being used. Usually food allergy will be outgrown as kids get older, but contact allergy gets worse with increased exposure. If his started at Nursery, it may be worth checking out the cleaners used in school/childcare to see if it throws up any clues. Especially with all the viruses going on, schools have been cleaning every table/floor surface with stronger cleaners...

Agree. We shd check out the floor cleaners used in school.

My daughter used to have eczema on both of her legs last year. It puzzled me because only the parts of her legs with direct contact with school floors were showing rashes and itchyness. She told me that they were asked to sit on the floor with crossed legs in her kindergarden. At home, she hardly sit on the floor. I didn't change floor cleaners used at home before and after she got eczema too.

I informed the school principal. Then my daughter was allowed to wear long pants and socks to school. As a result, her rashes symtom improved immediately in few days and she recovered completely in 3 weeks.

After 3 mths, I tried to let her change back to school uniform. Glad. No more problems till today. I think the school has changed their floor cleaners.

[kiasimom]

It is very common for children to have eczema nowadays.


Both my children have eczema and they still do.

For mild cases, just apply moisturisers and keep them away from seafood and peanuts as I know they make the skin itchy.

For more serious cases where weeping is present, the patient will have to take steroids.

My children apply Tridem when the eczema acts up and I try not to let them take the pills as too much will have adverse effect.

Most importantly, keep the patient cool and clean.