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5 month old infant has Atopic dermatitis

2017-05-01 05:08:57
Hello doctor,my five months old has this super dry and scaly skin which he keeps on scratching. Earlier showed to a dermatologist and was diagnosed Atopic dermatitis. Please suggest what can be done.
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Hi thanks for writing to Practo consult A topic dermatitis requires proper moisturisation if skin. 2-3 times a day. And it shd be baby specific safe moisturizer. I cannot write names of medicine on public forum.

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