I took Georgia to the doctor's office today because of a dry, scaly patch of skin on her arm. She was diagnosed with mild eczema.
From what I'm understanding, eczema is basically just sensitive skin. Her skin is really, really dry all over, and this little patch of skin on her arm is extra super dry. She doesn't scratch at it and it doesn't look red or otherwise irritated, but no amount of lotion or moisturizer was helping the dryness to go away. The doctor prescribed her a cream that should help. He said that most children outgrow eczema by the time they reach adulthood, so she'll probably get little patches of it here and there for years to come.
Georgia seems to have very sensitive body tissues in general. She threw up constantly as a baby (GERD), she's prone to diaper rash, she had chronic ear infections before she got her ear tubes, she has enlarged tonsils and adenoids, she's prone to sinus infections... and now she has eczema. Poor Gigi!
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