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hi all At 08:51 2000/08/19 -0500, hilary wrote: >my daughter had eczema as a baby, but grew out of it by the time >she was 5 or 6. Now she is nearly 15, it has come back with a >vengeance. it did not respond to otc creams or ointments, nor is >it responding very well to the prescription from her primary care. >Her foster mother suggested it might be lupus - "but not the bad >kind" and doesn't think it warrants another doctor's visit any >opinions/suggestions? >hilary blue if i were in this situation i wouldn't rely on any advice but professional and a specialist one at that since the otc and prescription meds used so far have done nothing especially since it sounds severe what does the primary care person say about the prescription that has no benefit? she is still your daughter is she not? do the social services people have any input? is it possible that the seeming 'denial' expressed by the foster mother is a self-defence mechanism, triggered by feelings of guilt or inadequacy? irregardless, your daughter's health is the issue here not 'who gets to play doctor' janet janet paterson 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd tel: 613 256 8340 url: "http://www.geocities.com/janet313/" email: [log in to unmask] smail: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada