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Baby Having Rashes All Over Body, No Relief With Cortisone. How To Remove Rashes?

hi, my name is loretta
I have a 2month old son who has rashes all over his body. has been on since he was 3weeks old. i've used cortisone, but it didn't really help much so I discontinued its use. I changed his lotion from Johnson to aveeno about a week ago to be sure that it wasn't as a result of that, but still no positive result. I also put on light clothing on him, but nothing seems to work, I am really helpless @ the moment. thanks
Wed, 7 Aug 2013
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Hi,
Loretta
Thank you for the query.
You may heard about the word infantile acne.It usually develops at the age of 2 weeks and it continues to be there atleast for a whole of 6 weeks and it resolves by it own and the cause in unknown.As you have mentioned that the rash is alll over the body so you might consider about the viral infections too.
I advice to consult your doctor first to make sure about the problem and to know whether any drugs prescribed by the doctor for your baby causing this.
Try to avoid using creams which will clodge the pores.
Try to apply baby powder and make the baby always hygenic.
The important thing you need to know is if you are breast feeding then please ocncentrate on the diet you are taking as some diet like citrus fruits will cause some rashes in newborn.Thank you.
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Baby Having Rashes All Over Body, No Relief With Cortisone. How To Remove Rashes?

Hi, Loretta Thank you for the query. You may heard about the word infantile acne.It usually develops at the age of 2 weeks and it continues to be there atleast for a whole of 6 weeks and it resolves by it own and the cause in unknown.As you have mentioned that the rash is alll over the body so you might consider about the viral infections too. I advice to consult your doctor first to make sure about the problem and to know whether any drugs prescribed by the doctor for your baby causing this. Try to avoid using creams which will clodge the pores. Try to apply baby powder and make the baby always hygenic. The important thing you need to know is if you are breast feeding then please ocncentrate on the diet you are taking as some diet like citrus fruits will cause some rashes in newborn.Thank you.