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Does anyone have any idea what causes skin to peel on the fingers/palms.

We're pretty sure it's not strep as he (Evan) has been on abx for months.

Our infectious disease doc thinks it might be a type of eczema. I'm not

sure what to do about it. They peel so badly that his fingertips almost

bleed and are very painful. Lotion burns and ointment makes it hard for him

to do things. It seems to be a recurring problem, he's had this many times

and it lasts for months. Any thoughts?

Mom to Conner (11, possible combined immune deficiency, Asperger's, mild CP,

partial seizures, asthma, GERD, Hashimoto's disease and resolved adrenal

insufficiency),

Hayden (11, unknown PID, PDD-NOS, IBS and moderate hearing loss/aided),

Evan (11, unknown PID, asthma and mild hearing loss/unaided),

and Kelsey - (10, unknown PID, asthma)

Please visit us at www.caringbridge.org/in/connersmith

>From: Schulman <dietdoc@...>

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>Subject: Re: wet wrap for eczyma

>Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:19:15 -0800 (PST)

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> " ...a friend of mine whose kiddo (non PID) has nasty eczyma "

>

> There are so many reasons for eczema and it is sometimes confused with

>atopic dermatitis. Most cases are benign but there are a few kiddos whose

>early signs of PIDs and/or allergic disease were " nasty " skin issues. For

>example, atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin disorder with an immunologic

>basis! This is probably why the doc at National Jewish know about how to

>treat it. Are you sure the child's doctor has ruled out immune

>irregularities?

>

> Hope Ana is okay for the time being. I know this is a really tough time

>for you, mom.

>

> (mom CVIDer)

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had this for a while (fingers and some toes) and our ped said it was

eczema. We put OTC hydrocortisone as per her instructions and it cleared

up. He's not the one with eczema problems-ph is a walking eczema patch!

LOL ph has never (to my knowledge) gotten this. Anyway-you may want

to ask your doctor about what you can use on it. .

Have you ever used Aquaphor? You can get it OTC. My hands crack and bleed

and I put this on (we also use it for J's eczema along with prescription

creams when needed)-I put it on and then put a pair of rubber gloves over my

hands and stay like that for as long as I can stand it (several hours or

more) and it really helps. If you use the hospital rubber gloves, they make

it easy to do things. I can type, write, etc... you need a willing

helper to help get them on so that you don't get ointment or cream all over

the gloves- maybe try the small gloves and see if they work for him?

Peace Be With You,

Pattie

Don't let your past dictate who you are now, but let it be a part of who you

will become.

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Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 6:54 AM

Subject: Peeling skin on fingers

Does anyone have any idea what causes skin to peel on the fingers/palms.

We're pretty sure it's not strep as he (Evan) has been on abx for months.

Our infectious disease doc thinks it might be a type of eczema. I'm not

sure what to do about it. They peel so badly that his fingertips almost

bleed and are very painful. Lotion burns and ointment makes it hard for him

to do things. It seems to be a recurring problem, he's had this many times

and it lasts for months. Any thoughts?

Mom to Conner (11, possible combined immune deficiency, Asperger's, mild CP,

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Macey has this. At 4 or 5 her feet were the worst but now at 10 it is her

hands. At 4 yrs old she saw a Rheumatologist for that and joint problems

but I can't for the life of me remember what he said it was. But it is

related to an autoimmune condition (or at least in her case it was). We

watch it and make sure that there aren't any deep open sores. If so then we

have to change to a staph coverage antibiotic.

Ursula - mom to Macey (10,CVID) and (13)

http://members.cox.net/maceyh

Immune Deficiency Foundation http://www.primaryimmune.org

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Modell Foundation http://jmfworld.org

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In a message dated 3/24/2006 3:54:53 AM Pacific Standard Time,

tripletsand1@... writes:

We're pretty sure it's not strep as he (Evan) has been on abx for months.

Our infectious disease doc thinks it might be a type of eczema. I'm not

sure what to do about it.

,

I just wanted to share with you that Bri has (on several occasions) been

diagnosed with strep while he is already on an antibiotic. And this is

Clindamycin which covers strep! So, it may be helpful to do a biopsy to rule

out

strep.

Sandi, Mom to --age 13--CVID

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