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Suggest Treatment For Whole Body Itching In A Child

My 8-year-old grandson has been consistently scratching all over his body since he was a toddler. Is there a new cream out there that eases the urge to continuously scratch your skin? My daughter and I have gone through all the creams on the market but none of them work. My email address is YYYY@YYYY
posted on Tue, 16 Aug 2016
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hi...
generalised body itching will not helped by creams..you must give him oral antiallergic drugs like cetrizine , levocetrizine..etc..
next step to find cause of allergy either food or dust or else. so that avoidence is best treatment in allergy
consult dermatologist...for better help
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Suggest Treatment For Whole Body Itching In A Child

hi... generalised body itching will not helped by creams..you must give him oral antiallergic drugs like cetrizine , levocetrizine..etc.. next step to find cause of allergy either food or dust or else. so that avoidence is best treatment in allergy consult dermatologist...for better help