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What Causes Red Raised Rash On The Body Of A 3 Month Old?

Dear Doctor My 3 month old baby daughter has developed a red, raised rash on her body (mostly on her face). The spots first appear as a white dot and then get very red and raised, but quicky disappear, only to show up on another part of her fact. She is not distressed and continues to feed well and sleep well. She is fully breast fed and I cannot think of anything that would have triggered this rash, however, she did have the first of her vaccinations 3 weeks ago. I would welcome your advice, as I am concerned about my little girl. Many thanks....Tara Newton
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this type of skin rash which comes and goes is most consistent with infantile eczema , which is usually on the face of the child , can be itchy and sometimes not , white to red rash once exposed to heat.
some of these eczema can be manageable but some of them may persist up to one year .
I recommend you to do the following :
- avoid chemical detergents as possible, upon bathing try to use the herbal soaps which contains olive oil.
- keep the skin moisturized and avoid dryness, because sometimes the skin cracks and start to bleed a little bit
- if you are not breastfeeding her , try to , and cut down cow's milk , if she develops symptoms like constipation or diarrhoea , vomiting and little weight gain then shift to hypoallergic formulas .
- avoid using steroid creams for longer period of times because it thins the skin .
I hope this helps
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What Causes Red Raised Rash On The Body Of A 3 Month Old?

this type of skin rash which comes and goes is most consistent with infantile eczema , which is usually on the face of the child , can be itchy and sometimes not , white to red rash once exposed to heat. some of these eczema can be manageable but some of them may persist up to one year . I recommend you to do the following : - avoid chemical detergents as possible, upon bathing try to use the herbal soaps which contains olive oil. - keep the skin moisturized and avoid dryness, because sometimes the skin cracks and start to bleed a little bit - if you are not breastfeeding her , try to , and cut down cow s milk , if she develops symptoms like constipation or diarrhoea , vomiting and little weight gain then shift to hypoallergic formulas . - avoid using steroid creams for longer period of times because it thins the skin . I hope this helps