Small Bumps on 19 Mo Old

Atopic Dermatitis and Keratosis pilaris are the two conditions this sounds like, and both are very common early in life. Keratosis pilaris is an extremely common condition that is seen on the outer aspect of the arms and anterior thighs in many healthy young children. Sometimes there is a worsening of this if associated with Atopic Dermatitis, or eczema. Keratosis pilaris tends to persist in a mild form for life and presents no more than a cosmetic problem. Treatment is aimed at hydrating the affected area with unscented oil baths and emollients. There are several good products on the market today. Hope this helps.
SP

I would go to a dye and fragarance free detergent and use something like aveno or aquaphor baby wash and lotion My daughter has really dry skin and spurts of excema and this is what her doctor has me do. Try not to use to much hot water on her. Good Luck. If it doesnt get better I would maybe have another doctor look at it bc it could be excema.

My pedi recommended dove, ivory, or tone soap. They are mlder than baby wash!

These same bumps appeared on my son (almost 3 yrs old) and now on my 16-month old. My doc said it was just Eczema (sp?). They seem to show up during the cold winter months, probably while we are running the heat non-stop in the house. Our doc recommended a thick, almost vaseline-type cream by Eucerin called Aquaphor. It is AWESOME! My doc said that most baby lotions have alcohol in them as a 'drying' agent (so baby is not slick) and they really do not provide good long-lasting moisture. I learned that by slathering my kiddos up with this before bedtime really makes a difference. Good luck!

Keratosis pilaris! I would be happy to see her and help -
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Hi C.,

My 19 mo old son has that same issue and our doctor told us to use Eucerin lotion and there is another brand that begins with the letter A, but I cannot remember it right now. It is just dry skin - my doctor even referred to it as baby eczema. He has had this since he was probobly 5 mo old or so. We just have to rub it on him everyday and I don't always bathe him every night to keep his skin from getting so dry. Hope this helps!

My daughter also has these bumps and her pediatrician said it is mild exzema. I was told to use a thick unscented creme, not lotion. I bought Aquaphor Ointment after a friend whose child has severe exzema recommended it to me. Within a week of putting it on her almost all the bumps are gone.

Hi there. As one of the other moms said, you may want to check for scarletina. As your pediatrician if you can have a strep test done. My son never gets the "classic" symptoms of strep (sore throat and fever), he has always got this rash. You don't want to leave any form of strep untreated. As far as eczema, this is also a possibility. This is usually itchy. So, my recommendations:

1. Ask pedi for strep test 2. if test is negative and the rash stay, seek a dermatologist as they have wonderful cremes now to help with eczema. i have suffered with eczema and psoriasis since I was in Kindergarten.

Good luck!

Hello! After reading all the post I noticed no one said anything about Cetaphil. I used this to bath my daughter and something uses the lotion also. Eurcin lotion is great as well. I hope this helps.

my son had KP too and it was pretty bad especially on his arms and legs when he was little and turned bright red when he got warm, but he's all but outgrown it now at 7. definitely use the cetaphil cream or eucerin salve and don't waste your money on lotions. we also use the walmart generic one and save big bucks.

My son who is now almost 14 had them too. Its called KP, Kerotosis Pularis. I'm not sure about the spelling. Its a form of dry skin. Some children outgrow it and some don't like my son. My son has it pretty severe. There isn't much you can do but avoiding soap helps so I buy him soap free cleansers and try to avoid things that dry his skin out. Esentially they produce too much kerotin and everywhere there is a hair folicle, a small bump is produced. Some of them can be come infected due to an ingrown hair. I had him to the dermatologist and he also varified it as well. Just put lots of lotion on her and keep her skin moist. Swimming pools can temorarily cause it to be bad because of the clorine. The bumps, occure on the back of the calfs, top of the thighs, back of the upper arm, and on the back. The Dr. told me to use one of those "puffs" so it scraps the tops off the bumps.

If it is mainly on her body where her clothes are, she could be alergic to the detergent you are using or if you use a softner. I had trouble with one of my children and the Dr. told me to not use any softner in the washer or dryer, and at that time there was a lux detergent to use on delicates. It didn't really clean if there was stain etc. but she quit breaking out. Also he had me use dial soap , as she was still in diapers to bath her with. This may not be the problem, but it is a suggestion in case.

Has she had strep lately? My oldest when she was 2 had scarletina. Her pedi thinks it started out as a strep infection of the throat that we never caught and then moved to her skin. Her skin also felt like sandpaper. She just did a course of antibiotics and it was gone. Also, keratosis pilaris makes little bumps like what you are describing. It's never goes away and isn't really treatable, but it is harmless ... it's more of a cosmetic thing as it doesn't hurt or itch.

Try frangrance free soaps and detergent

Mild eczema. My son gets it too!

My daughter and husband have the same thing.

Keratis Pillaris

Scrub her skin with a scrub brush when you give her a bath. This will help remove the dead cells and keep them from clogging her pores.

Lotion every day as often as you can - oil and perfume free.

Keep an eye on her feet as well...as with my husband his feet hardend and my DD feet have started as well. So I make sure to scrub them very well in the bath and put a lot of lotion on her feet and apply socks. This helped a lot!!!

This is often refered to as Chicken Skin.

My DD also has Ecezma which tend to run hand in hand...small dry red patches. Get ecezma cream for that...hydrocortazone is what my dd dermatologist gave us.

HI C.,
My twin boys have that and it turned out to be Eczema. The doctor told me to use Ceravee body wash and cream (jar). Its been great their skin doesn't feel dry anymore and the bumps are much better. We also use a topical ointment from the doctor that seems to working great. Its not a steroid cream, Ellidel.
Hope this helps.
Debra

Sounds like Eczema. From what I understand that is usually caused by an allergic reaction to chemicals and preservatives in your products. Detergents even Dreft have NTA in them. My husband use to have little bumps all over his arms and legs from Tide. Johnson & Johnson, Dove soap and most personal care products have fermeldahyde in then listed under trade names like Quaterine 15. I would switch to Melaleuca their products are safer and cheaper than Walmart. They don't have any toxins or harmful preservatives in them. Good luck.

We have that on my kids upper arms. Excema. Try using a very moisturizing soap with no preservatives - we use Olive Branch from Lush. They also have a bar soap - honey I washed the kids which is made with honey that is real moisturizing.

My friend has a child that is allergic to the artificial fragrance in soaps and the other is allergic to the artificial dye in soap. I suggest try to get as close to nature as possible with as few dyes and perfumes as possible..

My kids have the sandpaper skin, too, with the little rashes on and off. It's eczema. Wash them in lukewarm water only with lather free cleansers with ***NO*** fragrance. Take them out and do ***NOT*** dry them off. Slather on a great, fragrance free CREAM (not lotion) like Eucerin (buy the generic at Walmart for $3.87 a tub) or OINTMENT like Aquaphor - to seal in the moisture in their skin. Also, avoid bathing them everyday, because it will make the condition worse. Keeping the skin moist is the key. So slather, slather, slather.... Also, if you can't clear it up with the plain cream, you can use Hydrocortizone or your doctor can prescribe a stronger topical steroid (we only use ours for heavier breakouts....) She may grow out of it... Good luck!

If she were a little older, I'd say Keratis Pillaris. I'll say it anyway - look it up, see if that's what you're looking at.

If it is, a wash with salycilic acid (like neutrogena body wash) and a good thick moisturizer will work wonders.

S.