Rash on 5 Month Old

It sounds like atopic dermatitis, a form of eczema. My son started showing symptoms at about 3 days old, it was on his cheeks, shoulders, chest at first. My gp/obgyn couldn't identify it, because it came and went, oozing and then drying up. So I took him to the dermatologist and she id'ed it immediately. If your dermatologist isn't sure, I'm puzzled as to tell you what else to do, other than to treat it as a dematitis of some type, whether it be contact dermatitis from the car seat or atopic.
bathing him frequently in lukewarm water and slathering him in a good hydrating lotion such as Eucerin or Aquiphor is great for atopic. I would use cortizone when the flare ups are bad, but not on a daily basis. Try looking at your laundry detergent, have you changed it? Does it have fragrences or dyes? This is important because the clothing, and bed sheets, towels and wash clothes are all contacting his skin.
Maybe try covering his carseat with a removable cover that you can wash in your hypoallergenic laundry soap.
Try to keep him cool in this heat because heat makes it worse.
Good luck and I hope some of this helps.

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Oatmeal baths also help lot of rashes. Put a hand full of oatmeal in a square of thin clothe and put a rubberband around it and then just drop it in his bath water. It will make the water all cloudy as it seeps through the clothe. My brother used to get chlorine rashes all the time and this is what my mom always did to clear it up. I think you can also get bath stuff with oatmeal in it these days but this way is cheaper and you get a good consentration of oatmeal. You just toss the oatmeal ball after the bath. I hope this helps.

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