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Whitish layer around baby rectum
My baby is 2 months old. He wears a diapar most of the time now in the winter season. Earlier he has some red area around his rectum. I applied coconut oil on it. The redness is not there anymore but some whitish layer has taken its place now. Is it a diaper rash?
How to heal it?
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Use siloderm cream for local application
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Dr. Anurag Mohta
Pediatrician
11 yrs exp
Indore
Keep applying coconut oil
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Dr. Manjeet
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Mohali
It appears to be diaper rash.
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Apply siloderm mixi + candid cream in 1:1 ratio locally on the rashes with every diaper change.
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apply a thick layer
keep area dry
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