Why Does My Granddaughter Have A Small Raised Bump Rash On Her Cheek And Right Arm?

Posted on Mon, 16 Jul 2018

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Question : My granddaughter has a small raised bump rash on her cheek, and nose as well as on her right forearm. We are on vacation at the beach, could this be sun poisoning? And if so what should we do.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Cortisone cream, sunscreen

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

It seems to be sun poisoning.
would recommend you to apply topical steroid like cortisone cream on the affected areas twice daily along with frequent and liberal use of a broad spectrum sunscreen on sun exposed parts during the day time.
This will resolve the rashes.

Regards
Dr Asmeet

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