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What does it mean when a baby's skin breaks out in small red bumps all over? kinda like an allergic reaction.

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Infantile eczema: Allergies, rule out change in detergents or food consumption.Baby eczema (infant eczema or atopic dermatitis) appears in about 10% to15% of children. It shows up as patches of red skin.Skin is almost always itchy, dry, and rough. Dry skin, irritants, and allergens causes.Usually outgrow condition. Treatment with daily warm baths, not hot, no bubble baths, soaps, use moisturizer on skin after bath.

Answered 12/9/2016

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