Really need help.Could this be Eczema ?

**IamHero** · 06-01-2008 22:58

My DD1 is 6 years old & for the last 3 weeks is covered in a rash that started as red patches, no spots, on her knees, elbow & face then her hands & feet went completely red & the skin started to peel off.

Now it's all on her necks & back. but it's a different looking rash it's red,with lots of spots & is dry & crusty.

I have been to the Hospital twice & to 3 different GP's in total 11 doctors have looked at it & she has had full blood test done & no one can tell us what it is. We are trying to get an appointment with a Dermatologist.

I have tried several creams, 2 were steroid ones then I have tried sorbolene, QV, QV bath oil, & she has also been on an Anti-histamine. Nothing seems to work. It is not sore or itchy at all.

If it is Eczema shouldn't it be itchy. I also thought kids had eczema from birth or 1st year. She has never had anything like this & there is not history in the family of anything.

Please help. Can any of you suggest what it could be. or suggest anything to help clear it up.

**bigglet** · 06-01-2008 23:05

Do you have a picture of the rash?

Eczema is usually itchy and annoying and can be dry and weepy especially due to the itch and scratching. Eczema can flare up at any time - I suffer from it as an adult and have since I was a child - it just flares up now and then.

When did the rash appear? Do you think it could be an allergic reaction to something?

**IamHero** · 06-01-2008 23:08

I will post some pictures tomorrow.

It is not itchy nor does it weep.

**IamHero** · 07-01-2008 20:16

Here are some photos

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii319/aod2/Knees.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii319/aod2/Hands.jpg

**Funkychicken** · 07-01-2008 21:20

It looks like psoriasis but surely the doctors would have picked that up. It doesn't look like eczema to me.

**bigglet** · 07-01-2008 21:23

Interesting.... it doesn't look like eczema but could be another mild form of it but strange that none of the creams you have mentioned have worked.

I wonder then if the creams aren't working whether antibiotics (if it is a viral/bacterial infection) may help from a doctor who can pinpoint exactly what it is.

Are there other symptoms like feeling sick, fever etc?

**WorkingClassMum** · 07-01-2008 21:32

Originally Posted by Funkychicken

It looks like psoriasis but surely the doctors would have picked that up. It doesn't look like eczema to me.

**IamHero** · 11-01-2008 10:46

Saw the dermatologist on Wednesday & it's PRP
- Pityriasis rubra pilaris -.

They don't know what cause it, there is not treatment & it should disappear in about 4 months. She will probably never get it again. It's not very common PMH see about 5/6 cases a year in child. It's a bit higher in adults.

So mystery solved. Thanks you all so much for your advice & suggestions.