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"   Question I am writing in on behalf of my daughter who is 10-months-old. She has eczema and the hospital gave her some creams and ointments.  They seemed to work for a while but now, she is always scratching her face to the point where it bleeds and then it gets really sore.  I&amp;#039;ve tried putting mittens on her but she keeps pulling them off. She isn&amp;#039;t too bad in the day time but more when she goes to bed.  She has cotton sheets and cotton pyjamas, etc so I know it can&amp;#039;t be that she is to hot.  At the moment she is sleeping with us because she is so bad that I have to hold her arms so she won&amp;#039;t make it any more infected.  She doesn&amp;#039;t sleep and I don&amp;#039;t know what else to do. I&amp;#039;ve been to the doctors but he just gives me the same cream please.   Answer It is often said that eczema is a family disease, meaning that it affects not only the child with the condition, but the whole family. It is easy to understand how distressing it is for parents such as yourself to watch a baby scratch herself to pieces because of the intense itching the eczema causes.  If emollient (moisturising) creams and steroid ointments/creams together are not controlling the eczema satisfactorily, a technique called wet-wrapping may prove helpful.  This involves applying a warm, wet open-weave tubular bandage (such as Tubifast) over the emollients and steroids, then covering this with a dry Tubifast bandage.  Gradual evaporation of water from the wet layer cools the skin, reducing the itch and discomfort, the steroid is better absorbed into the skin when covered by bandages, and the layers of bandages also prevent scratching from damaging the skin.  You could discuss with your GP or the hospital doctor looking after your daughter whether wet-wrap dressings might be an appropriate treatment for your daughter.  Another form of treatment that might help is the use of an antihistamine syrup.  This type of medication can produce drowsiness, so if you give it to your daughter at night it may help her to sleep better and prevent her from scratching herself during the night. Your GP can prescribe this for you.  Eczema can be a very stressful condition for parents to deal with and I&amp;#039;m sure you would be helped by the advice and support that the National Eczema Society.  Yours sincerely, The NetDoctor Medical Team  Other Q&amp;amp;amp;As  A cream for children Baby&amp;#039;s dry skin Child with eczema Cradle cap Does baby acne require a visit to the doctor? Eczema and dairy allergy Eczema and septic arthritis Fine, dark hair on my daughter&amp;#039;s back Help for eczema I think my son has cradle cap I&amp;#039;m worried about my son&amp;#039;s dry skin My baby has eczema My child suffers from severe eczema My daughter has warts My daughter is losing her hair My eight year old has hairy legs My granddaughter pulls her hair out My granddaughter is tearing her hair out My son has impetigo \u2013 when is it ok to go swimming? My son has boils My son has lots of warts My son has warts My three year old has grey hair My young daughter is going grey No relief from verruca Olive oil for cradle cap: is there an alternative? Wart worries What are the marks on my daughter&amp;#039;s back? What can I do about my daughter&amp;#039;s excessive body hair? What is a nit? What is epidermolysis bullosa? Where can I find lanolin-free sun cream? Will impetigo reappear?  Last updated 04.10.2011 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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