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1.10 Yrs Old Has On And Off White Patches In Back, Feet, Eyes And Chest, One Patch Is Red, Scaly. Why ?

i have 1.10years of baby boy. earlier he has white patches in his back, feet , eyes and chest but slowly it goes away doctor told tht is pitea roseia but one patch around 1inch in size and oval shape is there from last so many months sometime its red, scaly, dry but still there in activate form.doctor told us its due to dryness and given us cetaphill and zone.when we start applying slowly it goes away but again come after 3-4 days.
Mon, 31 Dec 2012
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hello dear, with this history i think your child is atopic. that is he is bit allergic. get his blood tests done once. absolute eosinophil count is must. cetaphil is ok, but in between if it becomes more, u can apply fluticasone lotion. dont worry he will be all right.
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1.10 Yrs Old Has On And Off White Patches In Back, Feet, Eyes And Chest, One Patch Is Red, Scaly. Why ?

hello dear, with this history i think your child is atopic. that is he is bit allergic. get his blood tests done once. absolute eosinophil count is must. cetaphil is ok, but in between if it becomes more, u can apply fluticasone lotion. dont worry he will be all right.