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The document outlines an eczema skin care plan for patients at BC Children’s Hospital's Allergy Clinic, detailing daily bathing routines, medication creams, and moisturizer recommendations. It emphasizes avoiding irritants and allergens, managing infected skin, and maintaining prevention strategies when skin appears normal. Additionally, it provides sun safety guidelines for children over six months of age.

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Eczema Skin Care Fillable

The document outlines an eczema skin care plan for patients at BC Children’s Hospital's Allergy Clinic, detailing daily bathing routines, medication creams, and moisturizer recommendations. It emphasizes avoiding irritants and allergens, managing infected skin, and maintaining prevention strategies when skin appears normal. Additionally, it provides sun safety guidelines for children over six months of age.

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BC Children’s Hospital - Allergy Clinic, 1C31B, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver BC, V6H 3V4

Phone: 604-875-2118, Fax: 604-875-3653

ECZEMA SKIN CARE PLAN FOR: Date:

• Bathe daily
o Soak in warm water for 10 – 15 minutes
o Use mild unscented soaps for dirty areas only. For other areas try Spectro Gel or Cetaphil
o When out of bath, pat dry and apply creams within 2-3 minutes

• Medication creams
o Apply immediately after bath (before moisturizer) to red and itchy places
o Body: Apply 1-2 times every day for 2-3 weeks until skin is flat and smooth. Restart with flares.
 Hydrocortisone, 1% or 2.5% ointment
 Betamethasone valerate (Betaderm), 0.05% or 0.1%, cream or ointment
 Mometasone furoate (Elocom - 15 or 50 g) 0.1%, cream or ointment *Once daily
o Face: Apply 1-2 times every day for 2-3 weeks until skin is flat and smooth. Restart with flares.
 Hydrocortisone 1% cream
 Tacrolimus (Protopic - 30, 60, 100 g) 0.03%

• Moisturizers
o Avoid lotions (they are not moisturizing enough) and choose creams instead
o Apply cream to entire body once or twice daily, after the medicated creams are used
o Good creams to use: Glaxal base, Cerave, Aquaphor, Aveeno Eczema Care Cream

• Avoid irritants
o Avoid harsh fabrics and tight, synthetic fabrics - loose fitting, cotton clothes are best
o Use laundry soap free of perfumes and fragrances. Double rinse if possible, avoid dryer sheets.
o Cut nails once a week
o Acidic foods can irritate skin on direct contact (tomatoes, citrus fruits, strawberries, vinegar). Avoid
these foods if symptoms are noted
o **Health Link BC reference: http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthyeating/pdf/eczema-and-food-allergy-in-
babies-and-young-children.pdf

• Avoid allergens (if relevant): Dust mite, cat, dog, etc.

• Infected skin
o If skin is weeping, pustular or honey crusted, it is likely infected
o Apply Mupirocin (Bactroban) 2% ointment (15 or 30 g) twice daily for 5-10 days
o If the skin is not better, please see a doctor as oral antibiotics may be necessary

• Prevention (when skin looks normal)


o MOISTURIZE!
o Steroid cream or Protopic twice a week to areas that frequently flare

• Sun safety: Use non-irritating sunblocks if over 6 months of age (ie. Neutrogena Pure & Free – only contains physical
blocks www.neutrogena.ca) with an s=SPF rating of 30 or more). Physical blocks include titatium dioxide or zinc oxide.
Apply 20 minutes before sunlight exposure. Infants less than 6 months of the age should be kept out of the sun
entirely.

• Follow up in this clinic in months

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