We thought it was ringworm at first. But after finishing the fungal cream I bought from the pharmacy, visiting a GP (general practitioner) and almost-finishing the fungal cream/steroid cream/oral meds given by the GP clinic, SE still had spots all over. The spots were itchy raised bumps so they troubled her a lot. Luckily they weren't red so she still looked normal. Only when you touched her could you feel literally hundreds of raised bumps. After spots started appearing on her face, no choice, had to seek a specialist already.
The dermatologist said it was eczema. It must have been coincidence that the earliest spots were in a ring as the later ones weren't in any specific pattern. But oh dear... SE had never showed signs of eczema before and now she was having these ALL over her body. We took home a steroid cream to be used only for itchy areas, a soap-less soap and moisturiser to prevent the skin from getting dry and itchy.
Go away spots
It has taken some time but her skin is much better now. Her torso is already clear and now only a few areas are left. Will see how it goes after this. While ideally the situation can go back to normal and she can use normal soap, soap-less cleansers aren't difficult to find.
All over the body!? Must be very serious but good that the steroid cream, no soap soap and moisturizer worked. Hope that it stops completely since she doesn't have this before. I wonder what triggered the eczema. Online says common eczema triggers are soaps, detergents, pet fur, pollens, moulds, house dust mites, some food - wah, so many possibilities, hard to pinpoint the trigger and to remove it.
ReplyDeleteYeah quite scary to see. Oh I thought it was just an inborn condition. Got trigger one? I go google.
Deletegosh...must be very irritating with the itchiness all over the body!
ReplyDeleteItchiness is so difficult to bear, yep.
DeletePoor SE. I know how it feels. Last night I was awoken because of itchiness on my legs. It can be very unbearable. I am not sure if mine is eczema because I haven't been to see a dermatologist. I am using some creams available in the house, plus using an antibacterial soap. After a while it will disappear. So far, this is the 3rd or 4th occurence.
ReplyDeleteI discovered there weren't many dermatologists to be found on the internet. Most seem to look into acne and beauty-related issues compared to medical.
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