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Suggest Treatment For Recurring Itching Sensation In Children

Posted on Sat, 7 Feb 2015

Question: My baby has itching problem at some particular location. Earlier it was diagnosed successfully with cetrazine and some some cream to apply. Now it is again started after 2 month. Please suggest some good medicine.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
photograph required

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
I understand your concern.
Such symptoms are usually seen in atopic dermatitis.
It is important to confirm the diagnosis. Can you please upload a photograph of the involved area.
Its very important for me to see the area in order to give a proper guidance.
There is an option to upload photos on right side of query page. Please utilize that. You can also email reports to YYYY@YYYY with subject as attn Dr XXXXXXX Kumar.
Waiting for your response.
Thank you

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (9 minutes later)

I can understand what you want to see by pictures. I will upload the photos tomorrow's morning.
There is no specific marks, but it general mark because of itching. The 2 majorly infected area is on left chest before armpit and below penis. During sleep it seems to be highly infefted.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (18 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Photograph required

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the follow up.
There is a possibility that child has developed atopic dermatitis , a chronic itching condition.
please upload a photograph it will make the picture clear.
waiting for your response.
Thank you

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (15 minutes later)

Thanks XXXXXXX Please find photographs of involved area attached.

For your information, Earlier I have used so many cream, soaps and solutions based on prescription of many Child specialist and Dermatologist, but nothing improved. Finally, on recommendation of a general physician, I have used cetrazine and some cream, and that worked somehow. Now again it started after 2 months..

Many thanks XXXXXXX .
XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Scabies

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for follow up and photographs.
I can see the child has developed nodules.
This usually happens in scabies.
Has the child Been ever treated for scabies.
Cetrizine cannot cure him.
It can just reduce the itch.
Let me know if he was treated for scabies. check previous records and see.
Waiting for your response.
thank you

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (38 minutes later)

Thanks doctor for your response. Yes, may be he was cured by a dermatologist, but I am not sure. I can provide you names of many medicine and lotions he has earlier used. I am in office now, so I can provide you medicines names tomorrow.

If it is not related to earlier medicines, can you please suggest some medicines for scabies. Fyi, my baby is 3 years old.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
provide me names

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Please provide me the names of those lotions. This will help me in finding out the most probable diagnosis.
Thank you

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (28 minutes later)

Thanks doctor for your response. Please find below some recent lotion names used by him:
1. Neoscab
2. Clotebate-GM

Some of the medicines used:
Ivermectol
Dabur khadirarishta

These are some of the lotion names. He had used many more lotions earlier but currently I am missing the doctor prescription. I will try to provide you some more names.

Please check if the above provided information help you to suggest some good lotion.
One more medicine he had used from prescription of a dermatologist. Please find detail below:

P-SCAB(applied in whole body at interval of 10 days to all family members)

Also used so many soaps.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
scabies treated

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the follow up.
P scab is used in scabies that means treatment for scabies is given.
I would like to know whether child's skin is very reactive ?
Does she develop lot of itching all over body even with mosquito or an insect bite her?

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (1 hour later)

No. But at these 2 places he itch in night and sometime in day also.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Steroid cream

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the follow up.
It is not scabies, she has developed a localised eczematous lesion.
Application of steroid cream may benefit her.
I usually prescribe ointment fluticasone and have seen good response with that.
You can try this.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (8 hours later)

Thanks doctor..

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
welcome

Detailed Answer:
You are most welcome.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju