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Cool compresses (cloth or towel soaked in water and/or bath oil) should be used on the face or to provide immediate relief of itch before wet dressings Fifty years ago, Bayer researchers developed clotrimazole, the active ingredient in Canesten ®, as a revolutionary treatment for vaginal yeast infections (“thrush”).

Topical steroids (see appendix below) are required once or twice daily until the skin is completely clear to reduce skin inflammation. It can run in families, and often develops alongside other conditions, such as asthma and hay fever. steroid creams and ointments ( topical steroids) – used for a few weeks at a time to reduce irritation and soreness

1. About betamethasone

People with atopic eczema usually have periods when symptoms are less noticeable, as well as periods when symptoms become more severe (flare-ups). When to seek medical advice

Avoid contaminating the moisturiser with bacteria from the hands. With tubs use a tool such as a spatula ( not hands) to remove it and place it onto clean paper. Moisturiser from the paper can then be applied by hand to the child’s skin. Hold the tube with the nozzle close to your eye and gently squeeze about 1 to 2 centimetres of the ointment into the space between your lower lid and your eye.

8. Cautions with other medicines

Encourage families to correctly use liberal amounts of topical skin treatments. Provide children with prescriptions for multiple quantities and repeats (authority) of each medication, to ensure they are always generously applied. Use light bed coverings & pyjamas (eg cotton pyjamas, avoid woollen underlays, plastic mattress protectors, sleeping bags, hot water bottles) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Atopic eczema in under 12s: diagnosis and management. 2021 Mar 2. (NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 57.) Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK571009/ The usual dose is 2 or 3 drops into the ear every 2 or 3 hours. Once the redness, itching and soreness starts to feel better, use the drops less often. If you often forget doses, it may help to set an alarm to remind you. You could also ask your pharmacist for advice on other ways to remember your medicines. What if I use too much?

If the blisters leak fluid, a GP may suggest soaking your skin in potassium permanganate solution. This helps dry the blisters and reduces the risk of them getting infected.Antihistamines may help ameliorate eczema pruritus. Avoid long-term antihistamine use, manage with eczema flare treatment instead Allergy tests are not usually needed, although they're sometimes helpful in identifying whether a food allergy may be triggering symptoms. Treating atopic eczema

Eczema often develops before 12 months of age. Few children have lifelong eczema (15%). The earlier the eczema is managed the earlier the child may grow out of their eczemaBayer’s leadership in agriculture provides tailored solutions for farmers to plant, grow and protect their harvests using less land, water and energy. If your doctor has prescribed high doses of betamethasone, or you’re also taking other steroid medicines or tablets for fungal infections or HIV, you may get underactive adrenal glands as a side effect. Ask your doctor if you need to carry a steroid emergency card. Common side effects for eye drops and ointment Bakaa L et al. Bleach baths for atopic dermatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis including unpublished data, Bayesian interpretation, and GRADE. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2022 Jun;128(6):660-668.e9. Signs of infected eczema (eg crusted, vesicular, satellite, pustular, erosive, tender, scabbed or weeping lesions on eczematous skin)