Jas12
Ideal_Rock
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Hi gang of all knowing PSers. Late last week my 21 month old son came down with a weird rash. I searched all the rashes i could find on google and nothing seemed to fit the bill, but this morning my mom was over and she took one look at it and said "yeast". So until i can get in to see my Dr. (she's away till wednesday) i am wondering what i should do.
Here are the details
* rash is on the back of thighs, below the diaper line, worse on one leg
*but also a bit on his forearms and top of hands (nothing on torso or anywhere else)
*rash started out as small red, slightly raised dots and remained that way on arms but clustered and got inflamed into a larger patch of red dots on legs. It bled a teeny bit once when he scratched.
* seems to be itchy and worse after a bath but really not bothering him that much, (scratches when i remove clothing, but not much during the day) but he is a mellow kid, so he takes a lot to get him aggravated
* No other symptoms that would indicated measles etc. and not likely to be eczema as i suffer from this and know what it looks like
* he was swimming in a public pool last week, but does not look like hives etc.
So, i googled "yeast infection" and it does visually look the same, some sites said to get a topical cream that a woman would use. Should i try this now ? Any other suggestions? Brands? What causes it and should i be worried about a recurrence?
thanks everyone
Here are the details
* rash is on the back of thighs, below the diaper line, worse on one leg
*but also a bit on his forearms and top of hands (nothing on torso or anywhere else)
*rash started out as small red, slightly raised dots and remained that way on arms but clustered and got inflamed into a larger patch of red dots on legs. It bled a teeny bit once when he scratched.
* seems to be itchy and worse after a bath but really not bothering him that much, (scratches when i remove clothing, but not much during the day) but he is a mellow kid, so he takes a lot to get him aggravated
* No other symptoms that would indicated measles etc. and not likely to be eczema as i suffer from this and know what it looks like
* he was swimming in a public pool last week, but does not look like hives etc.
So, i googled "yeast infection" and it does visually look the same, some sites said to get a topical cream that a woman would use. Should i try this now ? Any other suggestions? Brands? What causes it and should i be worried about a recurrence?
thanks everyone