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7 myths about eczema busted

Find out the truth about your baby’s eczema, and how you can minimise itching misery

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Posted: 4 August 2011
by Kim Jones

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If your child’s been diagnosed with eczema, you might feel frustrated, confused and a little helpless. But you’re not alone. At least 10% of infants have atopic eczema (atopic is the term given to ‘allergic’ conditions such as hay fever, asthma and this type of eczema, the most common in babies and children).

The chronic, inflamed rash it creates on your little one’s delicate skin can be upsetting for both of you, and the conflicting advice on what you can and can’t do about it doesn’t help. So, we talk to the experts to bust some of those myths…

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