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What should I do if my baby or I have a rash?

1,099 views · Published 9 January 2016 · 1:36 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: IntermountainParents · 2016 · Education

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A lot of people are concerned when they or their children develop rashes. And rashes are actually very common. They can be due to many different things. Some are benign, and some can be concerning. Rashes are basically a sign of an underlying medical condition, so it might be due to an allergy, skin irritation, eczema is a very common type of rash, sometimes it's also due to infection. So if you have a rash that is persistent, it's just not going away, or it's spreading and getting worse, or if it's accompanied by other unusual symptoms like a fever, call the doctor. Because I'm a registered nurse, I can't diagnose and treat medical conditions like rashes, but a doctor can. A doctor can look at the rash and ask you more specific questions about it, decide what it's most likely due to, and then recommend treatment if necessary.

For example, if it's due to an allergy, then they can talk to you about different things you might have been exposed to, help you think of things, maybe new products you've been using. If you eliminate those, then hopefully the rash will go away. But if it doesn't, or if they've prescribed another treatment for it that they think might help, and that doesn't work, and again, the rash gets worse, it persists, or you develop other unusual symptoms, call the doctor back. And this will actually help them figure out what it might be due to and get to the bottom of it so that you can get over the rash. If you have any other questions for me in the future, feel free to ask them on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/IntermountainMoms, and recommend us to your friends and family too.

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