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Has Eczema. No Help From Any Treatments. Will Thyroid Or Any Other Tests Be Helpful?

my daughter has exczema. and is not being treated even by the best doctors. with the 1000.'s of $ we have spent on prescriptions and office visits to allergy doctors, derms, and pediatricians. any advice! I suggested maybe a thyroid problem or other issue and dr thought I was crazy. do you think those test would be helpful??
Tue, 17 Sep 2013
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Hi i think it is atopic eczema.yes it is sometimes associated with thyroid disorders.but i do not think there is any relation of it in the treatment part.use regular moisteriser all over the body twice daily as the eczema occurs due to dry skin.apply steriod cream whenever there is eczema.and apply tacrolimus to decrease recurrence of eczema
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Has Eczema. No Help From Any Treatments. Will Thyroid Or Any Other Tests Be Helpful?

Hi i think it is atopic eczema.yes it is sometimes associated with thyroid disorders.but i do not think there is any relation of it in the treatment part.use regular moisteriser all over the body twice daily as the eczema occurs due to dry skin.apply steriod cream whenever there is eczema.and apply tacrolimus to decrease recurrence of eczema