Re: Bacterial Skin Infections, Boils.....

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Hi all, Has anyone's child encountered the problems my son has had of late? For three years now, we have been battling a bacterial skin infection that starts in the groin, genital area, and if left untreated, travels down his legs. They look like red pimples with a head on them. We have had some of them surgically drained and biopsied, results negative for MRSA, yet continues to get this several times a year despite antibiotics. I have a book about teens and adults with DS and their common medical problems and it states that this is one of them, due to their compromised immune deficiency. He takes a multi vitamin, but the doctors in the book suggest mega doses of Vit. C and D to ward off infections. I am curious

to know if any of you moms out there have had their kids experience this. Love to all, Mom to , 18, DS-PDD

[Guest guest]

My daughter who is almost 8 has had this twice. The first time it was MRSA

positive the second time it was just staph but not MRSA. They didn't tell me

anything specific to wash her with, they just told me to buy her her own towel

and washcloth. Both times it's been down her spine and shins. She was put on

double antibiotics the first time but only one when it was MRSA negaitive.

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> Hi ,

> My brother used Cetaphil anti bacterial soap   (not the plain Cetaphil)  as

well as antibiotic ointment.  When the infection went away, he continued and

continues to use the Cetaphil anti bacterial soap indefinitely.

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> Good luck,

> Irene

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> Hi all,

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> Has anyone's child encountered the problems my son has had of late?  For

three years now, we have been battling a bacterial skin infection that starts in

the groin, genital area, and if left untreated, travels down his legs.  They

look like red pimples with a head on them.  We have had some of them surgically

drained and biopsied, results negative for MRSA, yet continues to get this

several times a year despite antibiotics.

>

> I have a book about teens and adults with DS and their common medical problems

and it states that this is one of them, due to their compromised immune

deficiency.  He takes a multi vitamin, but the doctors in the book suggest mega

doses of Vit. C and D to ward off infections.

>

> I am curious to know if any of you moms out there have had their kids

experience this.

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> Love to all,

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> Mom to , 18, DS-PDD

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[Guest guest]

Might be DH. Are you gluten free?

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> Hi ,

> My brother used Cetaphil anti bacterial soap   (not the plain Cetaphil)  as

well as antibiotic ointment.  When the infection went away, he continued and

continues to use the Cetaphil anti bacterial soap indefinitely.

>  

> Good luck,

> Irene

> 's sister

>  

>

>

> ________________________________

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> To: " " < >

> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:45 PM

> Subject: Re: Bacterial Skin Infections, Boils.....

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>  

> Hi all,

>

> Has anyone's child encountered the problems my son has had of late?  For

three years now, we have been battling a bacterial skin infection that starts in

the groin, genital area, and if left untreated, travels down his legs.  They

look like red pimples with a head on them.  We have had some of them surgically

drained and biopsied, results negative for MRSA, yet continues to get this

several times a year despite antibiotics.

>

> I have a book about teens and adults with DS and their common medical problems

and it states that this is one of them, due to their compromised immune

deficiency.  He takes a multi vitamin, but the doctors in the book suggest mega

doses of Vit. C and D to ward off infections.

>

> I am curious to know if any of you moms out there have had their kids

experience this.

>

> Love to all,

>

>

> Mom to , 18, DS-PDD

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[Guest guest]

My son's dermatologist suggested adding 1/2 cup of clorox bleach to the bath

water when he gets them.

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> nathan often gets those red sore pimple looking spots, and I refuse to let

them get bed and infected (at least that is my goal, lol) they are often on his

thighs/groin the most, but occasionally on his back. I continue to have luck

with epson salt baths (1 cup) in a tub of warm water. I too worry about mrsa as

nathan has had that in the pass, plus resistant psuedomonis, both requiring picc

line and atb's for several weeks, uuugh. if the epson salts dont work, maybe try

betadine swabs, just over each spot daily? shawna

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> To: " " < >

> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:45 PM

> Subject: Re: Bacterial Skin Infections, Boils.....

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>  

> Hi all,

>

> Has anyone's child encountered the problems my son has had of late?  For

three years now, we have been battling a bacterial skin infection that starts in

the groin, genital area, and if left untreated, travels down his legs.  They

look like red pimples with a head on them.  We have had some of them surgically

drained and biopsied, results negative for MRSA, yet continues to get this

several times a year despite antibiotics.

>

> I have a book about teens and adults with DS and their common medical problems

and it states that this is one of them, due to their compromised immune

deficiency.  He takes a multi vitamin, but the doctors in the book suggest mega

doses of Vit. C and D to ward off infections.

>

> I am curious to know if any of you moms out there have had their kids

experience this.

>

> Love to all,

>

>

> Mom to , 18, DS-PDD

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