My son aged 3 years and 11 months has been diagnosed with Atopic Dermatitis.His skin especially fold areas of the body are generally affected every now and then.(skin turns redish with itching).Doctor s have prescribed Flutivate cream,Omnacortil and Allegra/allerid.Since Will there be any adverse effects in the long term use of the medicines.How long will this problem persist ? With cough he becomes breathless with wheezing.As advised by doctor he was nebulised with Asthalin,Duolin and Budesol with interval of 20 minutes each.He became alright but is the right way we are going.Kindly suggest best method for solving the above problem. Ashis Kumar ,Dehradun(Uttarakhnad)
Your child is suffering from atomic dermatitis and asthma. Your doctor is giving you right treatment, but omnacortil should be use only for short term for acute relief. Try to find out precipitating factor (cold air, any food, dust, pollution, pets) and avoid them