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Hello Doctor. My 4 Months Old Daughter Has A Scaly

Posted on Mon, 1 Oct 2018

Question: Hello doctor. My 4 months old daughter has a scaly rash on her neck.She has developed this rash for month now.Ealier it looked like a small white patch but now it has increased in size a bit.due to her double chin and fat the rash is always covered under the skin.
We took her tona Dermotologist he said its due to humidity as the area doesn't get air .he suggested FUCIDIN ointment twice a day for 15 days ..now its been 6 days we are using it but nothing is getting better.
I request you to Please suggest the proper treatment.
Picture attached.
Thank you

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Possibly due to fungal cause.

Detailed Answer:
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I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. I have checked the attached image. It seems that the rash is due to a fungal cause and such a thing can occur in humid season.You may give some antiallergic like Cetirizine Drops (or possibly better ones like Atarax (hydroxizine) which is a prescription medicine) since an allergic component is usually associated. Apply Candid (clotrimazole) lotion topically a few times a day. It is an antifungal and should help. You may also need to apply some moisturizer like aloe vera lotion over those areas to prevent the area from being scaly and dry.

I do not think that Fucidin is going to help.

It might take a few days to recover and so you need to be patient.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Diptanshu Das (2 days later)

Just saw tye reply ..thank you for tye advice doctor. One thin more i would like to share is tday we went to another Dermotologist and he suggested fungal infection and advice some ointment for 15 days ..ive uploaded the the prescription .now one thing im not getting convinced is the doctor prescribed lulifin but on internet its says not advisable to child below 2yes. Kindly suggest..

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Apply any one of the antifungals (his or mine). No problem if used

Detailed Answer:
Apply any one of the antifungals (his or mine). No problem if used in a child of 2 yrs

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Ok doctor but child is just 4 months old so is it advisable to use?

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You can simply use Candid (clotrimazole) lotion that I suggested.

Detailed Answer:
You can simply use Candid (clotrimazole) lotion that I suggested.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D