'Doctors said my son may have a milk allergy, weeks later he looked like a burns victim'
A mum whose baby "looked like a burn victim" due to his severe eczema has urged parents to give natural products a try before committing to long-term steroid treatments.
Samantha and Daniel Hamson saw first hand how their son Lake began struggling with the condition at just six weeks old, developing a rash on his torso. An initial visit to the GP saw Lake's condition diagnosed as 'milk spots', small white bumps that form underneath the skin, PA reported. But things took a turn for a worse when he had his first round of vaccinations at eight weeks.
Over the following days, the rash continued to worsen, covering almost all his body, and Lake became very “unsettled” and was “constantly crying”. Feeling “overwhelmed”, the couple, who have another child called Arlo, four, took Lake back to the GP around a week later for further advice.
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Samantha said she was told the rash could be related to a milk allergy and she was advised to monitor his symptoms for the following two weeks. However, with his condition “escalating within hours and days”, she called the GP practice and was told to go to their local A&E department, where it was confirmed he had severe eczema at just nine weeks old.
“They looked at him and said, ‘Yeah, we think he’s got a milk allergy… eczema can be a symptom of a milk allergy, and this eczema looks like it’s infected’,” she said.
Exploring all possible angles, Lake was switched to an amino acid-based milk formula, taking out any possible dairy, and prescribed a steroid cream, hydrocortisone, along with an ointment.
Samantha said she “smothered” his body in the Vaseline-like ointment and