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Child Is Having Itching On Joints. Was Told To Have Infantile Eczema Bt No Improvement Till Now. Prevention?
My daughter is 6 years old. She is having problem of itching on joints. I twas told by a skin specialist that she has infantile eczema when she was just one year and it will improve as the time will pass. But still she is facing the problem. I have also heard that it increase as the time passes. I am woriied for her future . Please advise what can we do as prevention for her problem ?
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic
there no known cure for eczema
however corticosteroids, immunosupressants and UV irradiation to reduce the symptoms and prevenyion of further agravation of the disease
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic
there no known cure for eczema
however corticosteroids, immunosupressants and UV irradiation to reduce the symptoms and prevenyion of further agravation of the disease
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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