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My seven month old baby has eczema and its been gettin worse since he has started to crawl its on his cheeks too need to know how to treat it?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Crawling: If he iscrawling on a rug, have him crawl on a wooden or tiled floor instead. Apply moisturizers to his eczema for starters.

Dr Harper agreed

Answered 3/18/2014

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