What should I do if my three-and-a-half-month-old boy has recurring eczema?

  Zhou Jing, Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Shanghai Children’s Hospital: 1. Scratching can lead to infection and scarring. Repeated scratching will lead to thickening, darkening and roughness of the skin.  2, lactating mother do not eat fish, shrimp, seafood, beef and mutton, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, spicy and stimulating food. Do not feed the child cod liver oil for the time being and do not give vaccinations during the attack period; take a bath less than 2 times a week, with the water temperature not exceeding 40 degrees, and apply emollient oil after bathing or rubbing the body. Wear cotton clothes, wash clothes well and don’t have too much laundry detergent residue. Cut your child’s nails flat and avoid scratching. If all of the above is done and still recurring, serum allergen testing is recommended. The eczema is prone to recurrence and will generally ease as the child grows older, but a few allergies can be delayed into adulthood. It’s hard to tell what kind of condition you have, so you need to observe while treating. Most children have a good prognosis.  It is also recommended that you do not stop taking the medication too quickly after it has worked. You can reduce the dosage and maintain it for a period of time before stopping it, so as to reduce the rebound.