"Infant eczema" refers to a skin condition that affects babies. It causes the skin to become itchy, inflamed, and red.
Full definition
* When it comes to using TCM for the treatment
of infant eczema, please carefully discuss with your paediatrician and get his / her advise before proceeding with the therapy.
Infant eczema usually appears as patches of flaky, red skin in very visible places, including baby's chubby cheeks, behind the ears and on the scalp.
Sometimes what parents believe is cradle cap is
actually infant eczema, which is usually marked by red bumps and itchiness.
This meta - analysis found a significant reduction in infant allergy (7 studies, 2514 infants; typical RR 0.79, 95 % CI 0.66 — 0.94) but
not infant eczema (8 studies, 2558 infants, typical RR 0.84, 95 % CI 0.68 — 1.04) in patients fed hydrolyzed formula.
Most baby skin conditions bother you more than your little one —
except infant eczema (aka atopic dermatitis).
There is some evidence that the use of probiotics may help reduce the severity
of infant eczema — the following article by Dr. Greene explains more; Probiotics For Baby Eczema?
Doctors use the term «
infant eczema «to describe two conditions that usually appear between 2 to 4 months of age:
Infant eczema is an itchy type of rash which is also referred to as atopic dermatitis.
Handsocks protect precious newborn skin from scratches, and can stop babies and little ones from irritating
their infant eczema and healing wounds.
Doctors use the term «
infant eczema» to describe two conditions that usually appear starting between 2 to 4 months of age:
This is a guest post by a friend Ashifa Sarkar Vasi, who has a daughter who has
infant eczema.
Up first, the five most common infant skin conditions: infant acne, cradle cap,
infant eczema, impetigo and dry skin.