Puberty: Preschooler, Hydrocortisone

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Hydrocortisone Cream and 6 Month Olds Face

My ped. put my son on perscription Hydrocortisone cream a few weeks ago for red spots, dry spots on his face. I have had skin issues all my life and have always been told not to use HC for a long period of time. I try to not use the cream all the time, so I apply when he has the spots and when they go away I stop, BUT they come back a day or two later. Should I stop using this and find something else, call the doctor? Or just use it?? Any suggestions?

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Bad Eczema on 3 Yo

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Almost 3 Year Old Girl with Itchy Bottom

Hello- I am the mother of an almost 3 year old girl that has been complaining about her bottom itching for 2 months now. It is right between her two butt cheeks going up to the top of her bottom. We've been to her doctor twice now and he is stumped. Both times he's given us a dose of the pinworm medication even though we've never seen anything to indicate pinworms but he was grasping at straws. He said to put hydrocortisone cream on it but doesn't seem to be doing the trick any more. We have been potty training for a month now and...