Hi everyone,

I'm new to this site. My daughter just turned one, and FINALLY a dermatologist diagnosed her with KP. She has it all over her body, including her face, and her legs just keep getting worse. The pediatrician kept telling us it was eczema, and prescribed Elocon (which I stopped 3 days into the treatment. thank God, because I now know that could have scarred her face). I actually thought it would go away eventually, but after reading these discussions, I'm really worried. Is she going to have this on her face forever? Her face is so red and bumpy. And, I've been reading that it's supposed to be better in the summer, so I can't even imagine what it will look like in the winter months! She's a red head, and so pale that it realy stands out. I just don't want this to bother her emotionally when she gets older. Does moisturizer really help? or are we just fighting a losing battle?

Hi,

I am also new to this site. My daughter was diagnoised last week with this and I'm really concerned that this is a life long thing. She only has it on her face and I'm sick of people asking me about what it is. My derm prescribed a sorbolene cream with some acid thing in it and had me out of his office within 4 minutes. He did not give me any advice on how to manage the symptoms. I assumed the cream would get rid of it but after reading this site I'm starting to realise it is more serious than he lead me to believe.

What do you do to treat your little one??

Hi there,

My daugther is 20 months old. She was diagonised with this condition last week. My derm had me in his office for about 4 minutes, wrote a prescription, charged me a fortune and that was it. He did not explain how to manage the condition and I assumed the condition would clear up with the cream.

After reading this site I am getting extremely concerned that this is a life long thing. She only has it on her face and I'm sick of people asking me what is wrong with her.

Have you been given any advice on how to deal with it for the little ones? I'm not being much help to you I'm sorry but I haven't been given any advice except to use the cream.