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Suggest Treatment To Cure Red Patches On Skin

Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2014

Question: Kindly suggest any cream/lotion that needs to be applied on skin as having red mark/patches due to heat, my son is 11yrs old and is currently having few patches red in colour around neck and at the back with lots of itching and pain.

Answered by Dr. Arun (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
try calamine lotion

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
Red patches on skin could be due to prickly heat or allergy.
Calamine lotions like calapure is usually recommended and very safe to be applied on the skin twice a day.
I also advice my patients to take antihistamines like atarax syrup 7ml thrice daily to decrease the itching and redness.
Do ensure that he takes bath atleast twice in a day.
Wishing him speedy recovery.
Regards
Dr Arun

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Arun (27 minutes later)

Do you want to continue with the existing medication like - Applying fuller's earth along with suthol lotion, please advice with the plan.

Answered by Dr. Arun (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
calamine and suthol

Detailed Answer:
Avoid fullers earth. It wouldn't help much rather it may increase the rash.
Suthol is antiseptic lotion which can be applied . Once or twice a day, but give a gap of two hours between calamine and suthol.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad