Pityriasis Alba/Eczema

[mcppalmbeach]

I am wondering if anyone or their kids have had this. My son saw a derm for an unrelated issue and he noticed it right away. I am sure he has it year round, but it is more noticeable in the summer when he’s a little darker. Anyway, if you dealt with this and resolved it I am wondering what did the trick. Elidel cream was prescribed and it’s kinda pricey at about $80 and I hear mixed results. I have told him he needs to consider doing daily moisturizer with spf (he absolutely does not like how any kind of cream or lotion feels on his face), be more diligent about reapplying sunscreen when I’m not there.

[nicolewi]

Huh. I looked at the pictures, and I think my daughter (then 10) may have had this last summer! We never knew what it was and just puzzled over it occasionally. It is fine now!

[yaga]

I think this is what I had as a kid, although I never knew the name. It went misdiagnosed for a few years until finally I was prescribed a hydrocortisone cream that I used for 2 months every time my skin got wet (it was summer, so I brought it with me to the pool), then I used cetaphil cream for a few years after. In high school, I finally downgraded from the cream to the lotion.

Honestly, it was pretty uncomfortable when my skin got really dry in the winter - like really red and itchy, so it wasn't hard for me to keep using the lotion. It was also covering a large part of my arms and legs, which made me a bit self-conscious.

Aside from my life long dependence on body lotion, it resolved within a couple of months and I haven't had any issues since!

[dcrunnergirl52]

Jul 7, 2024 21:52:58 GMT -5 nicolewi said:

Huh. I looked at the pictures, and I think my daughter (then 10) may have had this last summer! We never knew what it was and just puzzled over it occasionally. It is fine now!

Same for DS1. It eventually went away, but now I'll know if it comes back.