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And we thought it was from playing too many video games

And we thought it was from playing too many video games

Recently my teenage son started getting an itchy rash around his fingers and hands. At first we thought it was just from his console controller and playing video games too much, but when the skin started cracking and bleeding we’d thought we’d better get him some creams to treat it.

So we popped into our local pharmacy to see what might help. Whilst we were there we were able to have a quick chat with one of the pharmacists who examined my son’s hands and then said his rash was eczema. Apparently eczema is incurable, but they were able to give us some moisturising cream to soften the skin so it stopped bleeding, and they also gave us some stronger cream with steroids in it.

Since using the moisturiser and applying the steroid cream every night his hands are a lot better. Whilst the eczema hasn’t gone away completely his hands aren’t as itchy anymore and the cracking and cuts have gone away.

So the rash wasn’t from playing video games after all, but we’ve got him some cotton gloves to wear when he’s playing them just in case.