Rash on Face

I had a similar problem with my then 14 month old. He is now 18 months old. He had a rash on his face for a month straight and I couldn't figure it out. He is allergic to dairy so we tried the vanilla soy milk thinking that it would taste better. One day I did not have the vanilla kind, only plain so I added a little vanilla to it. The rash got worse and he had a few hives. As soon as I stopped the vanilla the rash cleared up completely. Thinking back at the time, the rash started when I started the vanilla soymilk. I am going to have him tested for a vanilla allgery at our next appointment.

Oh my GOSH, that might just be one of the factors... now that I think about it. I'm going to cut it out and see what happens. Great idea, thanks.

Good Luck. When I had my other ds to the allergist, she said that she had a couple patients that were allergic to vanilla. I guess you can be allergic to anything. Food allergies can be so frustrating sometimes (actually a lot of the time).

Have you tried using a tiny amount of hydrocortizone? My DS had horrible horrible eczema all over his face and body. When we found out he was allergic to pn's and I quit eating pn everyday (I was nursing) he cleared up dramatically, but he still gets spots and his head still gets bad if I don't stay on top of it.

I use just a tiny amount of 1% hydrocortizone (his allergist prescribed it) on any spots including the ones on his face and it seems to do the trick and clears things up within a day or two.

It is so frustrating trying to find a rhyme and reason for things! I hope you find something to help soon!

This may be way out there, but something to think about. (This is also my first time posting) My daughter has a peanut/treenut allergy, diagnosed at age 3 (she's now 8). Shortly after we'd been to the allergist, and it was confirmed, she broke out with very painful red bumps on her face. We ended up at a dermatologist, and she was diagnosed with "the cold sore virus". I've gotten cold sores off and on all of my life, but only around my mouth area. These were all over her cheeks and nose. She breaks out with a rash every year or so, and is treated with a cream. I don't know if the allergy and virus could possibly be related, but it is something we deal with on top of peanuts. Have you been to a derm for the rash?

I can understand your frustration. My 14 month old son was diagnosed with peanut, egg, and soy allergies in the spring. I'm very careful about avoiding his allergens, but he's constantly getting eczema breakouts and hives anyways. His allergist did a ton of bloodwork to rule out any underlying immune diseases, but all they could tell me was that the tests were on track with someone with severe allergies. I guess he could be allergic to other things that he hasn't been tested for, but at his age they really don't want to do a lot of testing it seems. He currently takes Singulair and Zyrtec, which we've increased to 5 ml and he's still breaking out, so the best I can do right now is avoid his known allergens and stay on top of his meds. I also have about a half dozen prescription creams and ointments for him. It's frustrating, but what else can ya do?