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Suggest Treatment For Rashes Below Right Foot Spreading Throughout Body

Posted on Fri, 31 Jul 2015

Question: It started with a rash on the bottom of my daughters right foot. Took her to er and they gave me fungle cream. Couple of days later noticed small rash on top of her left foot. Took her back to er and they gave me cortisone cream. It has spread to most of her body and she is so itchy it hurts. I have been to her family doc and they still don't know what it is a month later and it is still there and still spreading. On higher dose of cortisone cream. Would really like to help my little girl out. They are doing a dermatologist appointment but don't know how long it is going to take.

She is also a lot more sleepy lately as well.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (59 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Kindly upload a few images of affected areas

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us.

I have taken note of your query and I understand that you are concerned about this itchy rash on your daughter's body.

I request you kindly upload a few good quality images of areas affected with rash so that I am able to guide you better. You may upload as many images as possible.

You may upload images either at "Reports Section" Or You may mail me images at the following email ID: YYYY@YYYY with the subject line of this mail as Attn:Dr. Kakkar.

Is she also on some oral medication?

Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (14 minutes later)

No she isn't on anything oral just the creams

I uploaded as many as I could. the best shots I could get. It is also on her face back, legs, butt, feet

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
I suggest an Oral antihistamine and a stronger topical steroid

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

I have reviewed the Images. Not very clear though. Anyways, this seems like an allergic rash/ eczematous rash. This is definitely not a fungal infection.

I suggest that she takes an Oral antihistamine e.g 2.5 ml of Syp. cetrizine 5mg/ 5ml, twice daily. This will provide her symptomatic relief from itching.

Cortisone is the mildest of topical steroids and is unlikely to provide much of relief in a widespread rash such as you described.

First of all you must use a good moisturizing cream/ lotion for her, twice daily, over all affected areas.

Over and above the moisturizer I suggest a moderately potent topical steroid e.g either Fluticasone propionate 0.05% cream Or Triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% cream, to be applied, twice daily, over the rashes.

Regards

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