| I.teach.K@gmail.com 2006-06-04, 9:30 am |
| My friend is just about going crazy because a dermatologist (at Kaiser)
has diagnosed her daughter with possible Discoid Lupus. (She's 2 years
old.) Doctor seems to think it's no big deal, and that she should just
use sunblock. My friend then did some research on the internet, saw
some of the pictures of scarring and hairloss, and read that she could
later develop Systemic Lupus; Thus the freaking out. She tested
negative for systemic, but they didn't want to do a biopsy of the welts
because they were all on
her little face. The pediatricians she has seen have diagnosed various
things. (Food allergies, eczema, etc.) If you have any advice on
steps she should take, she would greatly appreciate it.
The rash on her face has been appearing on and off for quite a few
months. There is absolutely no scarring when they go away. The last
outbreak occurred right after applying a different sunblock than usual
(Coppertone). Her other outbreaks have occurred out of the blue. She
practically had to beg to get the dermatologist to schedule a chemical
allergy test. Food allergy tests all came out negative. Are there any
specific places she could go to get reliable information? Thank you in
advance for any advice you can give.
Tia Rubio
i dot teach dot k @ gmail dot com
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