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Suggest Treatment For Rashes On Lower Abdomen And Thigh

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2015

Question: Hi, My child (baby boy) is 3 months old and developed some rashes in the lower abdomen and thigh areas. My wife is in her home town so she has consulted a local pediatrician who has suggested to stop breast feed and continue some medication (syrups and cream). I had a doubt and want to take a second opinion from my usual pediatrician , she has asked us not to stop breast feed and also use only atarax oral drops 0.5 ml twice daily for 5 days. I am worried as whether these drops will cure my baby`s skin rashes.

Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (57 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Allergic rash/papular urticaria

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for query on healthcaremagic platform

I can understand your concern.I have gone through the details and images.
In the image there are patchy red areas along with some elevated hyperpigmented lesions.
These patchy red areas looks like allergic rash and hyperpigmented lesions are papular urticaria.

Here I would like to continue the breast feed and atarax (antiallergic) & suggest you to apply cream containing mild steroid like mometasone 2-3 times a day for 7 days.
Papular urticaria is also an allergic lesion which gets precipitated by insect bite (mosquito or other).Use mosquito net to prevent mosquito bite and continue with the medication.

I hope the lesions should subside within 7-10 days.
Please let me know if you have any more query.
Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (29 minutes later)

No need for stopping the breast milk .. Right

Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes,continue breast feed

Detailed Answer:
Breast feed needs to be stopped (that too for few dayz only)only in case of severe lactose intolerance causing frequent loose stool,peri anal excoriation etc.
Here no need to stop breast feed.

Regards

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