4 year old w/ bumpy skin all over.

My 4 year old has developed bumps on his skin. It's almost like goosebumps, but they are always there and he's not cold. His skin is most definately drier than it used to be, and he's complaining that certain areas are itchy constantly. He had his 4 year checkup right before Christmas and I told her about it hoping she would refill his hydrocortisone cream, but no. She said maybe it's eczema(sp) and some lotion will help. Well, he's mixed with black and white...he needs lotion everyday ANYWAY. We were using Vaseline something or other with cocoa or shea butter for a while, and then his skin changed. The doctor recommended Eucerin, so I bought some. It's not helping and he's still constantly itchy. What can I do? Should I just try to find a dermatologist for him? Maybe baby oil instead of lotion? I don't have eczema, so I'm lost.

its a form of egsuma (sp?) my SO has to use a steriod on his skin to get them go away.

might want to try the shea and cocoa butter oil gel from johnsons first, my old roommate swears by it and she has skin like that! sides, its cheap.

For eczema you normally need steroid cream. It's it just dry though try putting lanolin on him(yes the dry/cracked nipple stuff)

<blockquote><b>Quoting Spoonful of Jayson:</b>" My 4 year old has developed bumps on his skin. It's almost like goosebumps, but they are always there ... [snip!] ... I do? Should I just try to find a dermatologist for him? Maybe baby oil instead of lotion? I don't have eczema, so I'm lost."</blockquote>




Sounds exactly what I been going threw with my daughter since she was one it gets real bad when the wether changes. What we found helps GREAT is aveeno baby soap when she gets bathed and rinsing her off with clean water she hasn't been sitting in and applying cetaphil lotion 3 times a day. Also when her skin got real itchy for her in certain spots u can buy hydrocortisone over the counter n put a thin layer of that on the irritated area.

Sounds like eczema
Try a dermatologist

Sounds like it.

What I was told, and what works with LO, is staying away from scented/regular soap. We use Aveeno for Sensitive skin ((the creamy one.))

After his bath, I don't dry him off at all. I slather him in Aveeno Eczema Lotion and after I rubbed that in good, I put this stuff on him.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Gentle-Naturals-Baby-Eczema-Relief-Cream-4-oz/20746438

could be keratosis too. DD and I both have it. Mine is itchy in the winter and when the weather changes. She doesn't complain about here much. We just use lots of lotion and exfoliate in the shower really well. It helps.

Quoting ♥Mommii Kaytee!!:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Spoonful of Jayson:</b>" My 4 year old has developed bumps on ... [snip!] ... real itchy for her in certain spots u can buy hydrocortisone over the counter n put a thin layer of that on the irritated area."

This! Plus they have an oatmeal bath for kids that works wonders. I normally follow that up with the aveeno eczema lotion. Fortunately my oldest pretty much grew out of it, but my younger 2 are having issues now. Everyone gets lotioned up after bath time.

Quoting nightshaderebel:" might want to try the shea and cocoa butter oil gel from johnsons first, my old roommate swears by it and she has skin like that! sides, its cheap."

Johnsons is very bad for the skin. Too much alcohol.

My son has this everywhere and it's eczema.

Quoting JessieLeeAnne:" Johnsons is very bad for the skin. Too much alcohol. "

We had issues with the shea and cocoa butter oil bath wash too. It actually irritated things horribly. Unscented is the way to go.

I use Aveeno products on DS, they're the best. IMO.

I have eczema and I use aveeno (the kind with Shea butter and oatmeal). Lately because I have so much of it around I've been using baby lotion. It works enough to make the dry patchy parts not turn into a full on plague looking gross rash that crack and bleeds.