Suggest Remedies For Itchy Skin Infection On The Right Ear

Posted on Sun, 7 May 2017

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Question : My son is 5 months old and he is having some infection near right ear and is very itchy for him. I am applying HHsone mix with Cetaphil from yesterday is it fine or something else should be applied, I have attached pics for reference

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Kindly upload a better image

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for your query.

I am dr.kakkar (dermatologist).

I request you to upload a better image. The lesion is not very clear in this image.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (53 minutes later)

Hi, I have provided some attachments. Please review them.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Seborrheic dermatitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

He seems to have seborrheic dermatitis which can present as itchy scaly patches on the face of infants. Seborrheic dermatitis is a steroid responsive dermatosis. HHsone contains mometasone furoate which is a topical steroid. You can continue with the same treatment.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar