My son developed a pretty intense rash earlier this year, I believe in January. Took him to doctor and they said it was eczema likely from the cold dry air, and possibly a detergent or something else irritating it. Gave us some kind of oily steroid like gel, which barely helped.
Went on vacation, seemed to have gotten better a bit. Couple weeks after returning the rash came back to how it was.
Back to the doc, and it was diagnosed as the Christmas tree rash (pityriasis rosea). Said it's not harmful and it'll eventually pass and should be gone within like 8 weeks or something. (these details are a bit hazy since it was earlier this year)
Fast forward through summer up to now. His rash is gone, but he is left with scaly skin where the rash was, and he still itches some parts of his body. It doesn't get red and inflamed like it used to, just scaly / bumpy feeling.
Some patches like his arm left a lighter skin tone, perhaps it's a temporary scar?
So my question... the scaly skin- is this normal after pityriasis rosea? Could he have been mis-diagnosed all along?
Since he still itches I'm convinced the problem is not 100% gone, and I do not want it to return with a vengeance this winter when it gets real dry/cold.
A little about him- he's a picky eater so he pretty much eats like crap... something we're trying to work on. We give him Flinstone vitamins and 500mg vitamin c daily (if we remember). He gets enough sleep, and no other known health conditions, aside from possible ADHD. No known allergies.
He has his 7yr checkup in about a week, but I'd like to go to his pediatrician armed with good questions. Any feedback appreciated.