Anonymous wrote:Ask your ped to be referred to a pediatric dermatologist. There is a constellation of skin disorders including epidermolysis bullosa, pemphigus vulgaris that you want to rule out as soon as possible.

PP - adding that you will likely be asked to consent to a punch biopsy. The history is really important here. The hives when she is held could suggest pressure urticaria.

Ask your ped to be referred to a pediatric dermatologist. There is a constellation of skin disorders including epidermolysis bullosa, pemphigus vulgaris that you want to rule out as soon as possible.

Be careful with moisturizers and lotions. Some have nuts etc in them. My kid is very allergic to any scented lotions, sprays and creams and also sunscreen. Fun times!

My friend’s kid had severe allergies and one of his stuffed animals was filled with flax seed. I think it was like a heat pad cuddle buddy. But it took them weeks to figure out. Mentioning because allergies could be due to something you would never think to check!

I have a child with an anaphylactic egg allergy (along with peanuts, tree nuts, and pea protein). Have you verified that none of the soaps/shampoos/lotions you are using contain egg? Health and beauty products aren't required to be labelled the same way as food, and we've come across egg white in both soaps and shampoo.
About the only thing that worked on my DD's eczema and skin issues at that age was aquaphor.
Zyrtec can be more effective for hives than Benadryl and doesn't have as many possible side effects. It also won't mask potential symptoms of anaphylaxis like Benadryl is known to do. Our allergist strongly prefers Zyrtec because of this.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess would be pressure uriticaria or dermotographia or something in that family. I would talk to your allergist.

+1 Keep in touch with your allergist about it. But ultimately when eczema is this sensitive this young, your best support is focusing on excellent eczema care, until their skin (part of the immune system) can better sort good/bad in the environment. This is a great resource:

https://www.childrenshospital.org/sites/default/files/media_migration/6d8a19e6-77a6-4c37-9f98-28769d3a7b99.pdf


For the food allergies, please make sure you are tracking with an allergist doing every 3-4 month follow ups while they are so young, sorting out what can be challenged and getting you in for those. Early intervention, where possible, is strongly preferred. With a subset of children, months matter.

8:29 here and I totally agree to be aggressive with treating allergies generally! The trials can work wonders! The first time my kid had tree nuts we needed to use an epipen, but we were on top of testing and we did allergy trials for individual nuts and now he can handle a whole larabar!

There are some nuts we are still careful with and he failed the peanut challenge completely but I can attest that the following has worked wonders for us!

1) figuring out specific allergies (we did blood and skin testing)
2) Doing allergy trials (based on what the allergist suggested we tackle first) and
3) Gradually upping the amount they can tolerate until a food no longer causes a reaction

I have dermatographia and that’s what this sounds like. Mine is controlled with antihistamines. I’m not sure what age babies can do Benadryl but if pediatrician or allergist approves Benadryl see if tolerance to touch is better on it (or Zyrtec, Claritin, etc.).