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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yukiko Ueda, MD (Dermatology)
Dr. Ueda graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine and trained at the University of Tokyo Medical School. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, and holds several posts in the dermatology departments at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Komagome Hospital, University of Tokyo, and the Medical Center of Japan Red Cross Society.
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What is Infantile Eczema?
Baby eczema is a common skin condition that affects infants and young children. Eczema causes patches of your baby’s skin to become itchy, dry and bumpy. The most common place is on the face. Triggers include food, clothes, and genetics. Eczema often worsens with dry skin. Infantile eczema may resolve on its own as children grow older.
Typical Symptoms of Infantile Eczema
Skin over the entire body is red
Scaly skin that flakes off
Skin Itching
Skin abnormality
Skin problem on the face
Skin redness or red bumpy rashes
Red skin improves with steroid creams
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Infantile Eczema
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Is your whole body red?
Do you have flaky, scaly skin?
Is your skin itchy?
Do you have any skin problems?
Do you have any facial skin problems?
Treatmentof Infantile Eczema
This condition usually improves as children grow older. Identifying and stopping or avoiding the cause is the first step of treatment. Using mild cleansers and moisturizers can help the eczema settle, while more serious cases can be treated with creams.
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References
MARRE IR. Infantile eczema. Postgrad Med J. 1946 Jul;22(249):190-2. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.22.249.190. PMID: 20276643; PMCID: PMC2478345.
https://pmj.bmj.com/content/22/249/190
Baby Eczema - Cleveland Clinic
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23408-baby-eczema
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Reviewed By:
Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yukiko Ueda, MD (Dermatology)
Dr. Ueda graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine and trained at the University of Tokyo Medical School. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, and holds several posts in the dermatology departments at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Komagome Hospital, University of Tokyo, and the Medical Center of Japan Red Cross Society.
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