As you may know, over the past month or so, Quincy has had a rash on his face. This was red and dry and was located around his mouth. We had mentioned it to the doctor who had told us it was related to irritation from drooling since Quincy is teething. The doctor said there was nothing more to do about it. However, over time it kept getting worse.
We were getting comments by strangers about the “kool-aid” around his mouth or people saying to Quincy, “you must have been eating something good!” Unfortunately, the bright red color around his mouth was not from what he was eating or drinking (by the way, who gives Kool-Aid to a one year old?), but was from his rash that was getting worse.
On our trip home to Maryland, his rash became more raised and crusty, and we were concerned about whether he might be developing a skin infection called impetigo. So, when we got back, we took him to the doctor again. He was diagnosed with eczema and impetigo. For the eczema (dry, inflamed skin), he was prescribed a steroid cream to use sparingly around the mouth. For the impetigo (a skin infection which happened because he had the eczema), he is still taking an oral antibiotic. You will all be happy to know that his face has all but cleared up. The only comments we are getting from strangers now are about how cute he is.
A steroid cream? Guess you can kiss his Olympic career goodbye.