AuntieM Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Specifically, have you found a supplement that seems to help (ie, vitamin A)? How long did you/your patient continue to develop new rash sites? Did antihistamine use seem to have any effect? Getting frustrated after 6 months here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Dd10 had it when she was about 3. We really didn't treat it with anything. It didn't seem to bother her. I think it completely cleared up within a year of diagnosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 There was a discussion about this on our local natural family living group. A couple of people had said that they had found an aromatherapist that put together a spray of certain essential oils that helped clear up the issue within a month. Perhaps you could find an herbalist or aromatherapist near you and see if they have a remedy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty Social Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Middle dd had it when she was 7 or 8. It didn't go away by itself after a year, so I took a safety pin and pulled the cores out of them. They healed up and never came back. Drs. say that it will just go away within 6 m to 1 yr, but dd's seemed to be stubborn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullia Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 You might try tea tree oil in ointment form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElaineJ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 :lurk5: My 3 year old has this right now, and they are continuing to spread. Nothing really seems to be helping, so I would love to hear of sonmething that would at least keep him from getting new ones. I did try opening one up and taking the pussy center out to see if that would help, but it didn't seem to do much for it. Hope we find some answers! ElaineJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Oh, ugh. My oldest had molluscum for years. We tried to wait it out, but it continued to get worse over a couple years, and she ended up getting staph infections from them. We then tried various topical treatments, including tea tree oil and ACV. While both of those seemed to get rid of some of the bumps, she ended up with a raging dermatitis that had to be treated with steroids. We finally had the dermatologist freeze them, and she hasn't had a recurrence since. I wish we would have just done that in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimom Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 My youngest battled molluscom when she was about 4 years old. We tried everything. Finally I tried the 'trick' of placing a cotton ball with whiite vinegar on top of them, covered in a bandaid on each one for 24 hours. They actually cleared up. I've heard you can use apple cider vinegar also. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 There was a discussion about this on our local natural family living group. A couple of people had said that they had found an aromatherapist that put together a spray of certain essential oils that helped clear up the issue within a month. Perhaps you could find an herbalist or aromatherapist near you and see if they have a remedy? I will look into this. :lurk5: My 3 year old has this right now, and they are continuing to spread. Nothing really seems to be helping, so I would love to hear of sonmething that would at least keep him from getting new ones. I did try opening one up and taking the pussy center out to see if that would help, but it didn't seem to do much for it. Hope we find some answers! ElaineJ Be careful about causing them to spread. Dermatologist told us that when pus appears present in the bumps, it can be pretty contagious, and that any time one is like that we shouldn't even use a public swimming pool; seems like that's where a lot of kids pick up the virus. Drag! Oh, ugh. My oldest had molluscum for years. We tried to wait it out, but it continued to get worse over a couple years, and she ended up getting staph infections from them. We then tried various topical treatments, including tea tree oil and ACV. While both of those seemed to get rid of some of the bumps, she ended up with a raging dermatitis that had to be treated with steroids. We finally had the dermatologist freeze them, and she hasn't had a recurrence since. I wish we would have just done that in the first place. Oh Perry! I am so sorry you had such a rough time of it! I hope we get through it before it comes to freezing - I know that is painful. My youngest battled molluscom when she was about 4 years old. We tried everything. Finally I tried the 'trick' of placing a cotton ball with whiite vinegar on top of them, covered in a bandaid on each one for 24 hours. They actually cleared up. I've heard you can use apple cider vinegar also. YMMV. Interesting... we currently have an Rx for a mild acid compound. Each night I am to very sparingly apply it to each bump. The bumps get red, collapse with a little scab, then flatten and heal. Once they scab and before they are totally flat, I switch over to a topical antibiotic ointment. There have been red scars, and, in the cases of the most stubborn bumps, some pitting. We have been saying our prayers that nothing will spread to the face; so far, so good. I just bought a starter kit of philosophy skin care for myself, and it came with a small bottle of omega 3-6-9 serum. On a whim I started using that on the reddish scars and the pitted areas. It is pretty amazing the way things have started to heal. I have learned this is caused by a virus similar to the one that causes warts. I have read that some people have success in treating warts using Vitamin A, so I wondered if anyone here might have tried that. Also, one dermatologist told us that warts (rather, the susceptibility to warts) is a sign of allergic reaction - I guess he meant atopic skin, which is also prone to eczema - and often exhibited by those that have other allergies, asthma, etc. That made me wonder if antihistamine use would help. I don't like to keep dd on antihistamines unless she needs it for respiratory reasons, so I haven't really been able to determine if it makes a difference for her. We're at the sixth month mark, and every time I start to think, Hurray! Last one gone, another little spatter of bumps shows up. :glare: It's really tiresome, and dd is starting to get discouraged about it. Thanks for your replies, everyone. At least I know we're not alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvneck Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 One of mine has been dealing with this for six months. Every 3-4 weeks I take him to the dermatologist and she freezes them off with liquid nitrogen. When I first took him in January, thinking it was out-of-control eczema, he had more than she could count, probably around 200. Now it is almost gone, there are just a handful of rogue spots. It is so common, she said that two of her three kids have them right now, including on one kid's eyelid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 One of mine has been dealing with this for six months. Every 3-4 weeks I take him to the dermatologist and she freezes them off with liquid nitrogen. When I first took him in January, thinking it was out-of-control eczema, he had more than she could count, probably around 200. Now it is almost gone, there are just a handful of rogue spots. It is so common, she said that two of her three kids have them right now, including on one kid's eyelid! Wow, I had no idea it was so common! Not only have none of my other kids had it, I have never even heard of it before! Sounds like you have your little one under control. This visit at the end of the week will be our 4th trip in since diagnosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olan719 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 We tried waiting, tried the apple cider vinegar baths, and finally I tried ZymoDerm. I think I found it OTC at Walgreen's. I didn't have much hope, but I was desperate. Truthfully, I didn't expect much with anything OTC, but within 3 to 4 weeks of application, they were gone!!! DD probably had about 50 to 60 bumps. The stuff stinks to high heaven, but was painless for DD. There are still a few scars left where the worst bumps were. I hope you get rid of it soon. It is not fun. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 My kids had it around age 2-3. When it was very bad, we had it removed, but it kept coming back - so eventually we gave up and let it be there.. it went away on its own after many months, could have been a year. We stopped paying attention because it was just cosmetic and bothered us, not the kids. My son had another outbreak around age 8 which went away after a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Ugh this stuff is nasty. My 6yo had it for about 18 months (finally it is gone!!!) and now my 4yo has it really badly on the back of his legs (same place my 6yo had it, behind the knees). I had no idea it was contagious, and we used to bathe them together. I'm sure that's how it spread. Now we do not bathe the 4yo with anyone, and we wash his towel as soon as he uses it. So far it's seemed to last around 18 months. I've heard 12-24 months is common. The only place I've gotten answers about this is online, I asked our family doctor about it and he had no clue what it was but I never have visited a dermatologist about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Ugh this stuff is nasty. My 6yo had it for about 18 months (finally it is gone!!!) and now my 4yo has it really badly on the back of his legs (same place my 6yo had it, behind the knees). I had no idea it was contagious, and we used to bathe them together. I'm sure that's how it spread. Now we do not bathe the 4yo with anyone, and we wash his towel as soon as he uses it. So far it's seemed to last around 18 months. I've heard 12-24 months is common. The only place I've gotten answers about this is online, I asked our family doctor about it and he had no clue what it was but I never have visited a dermatologist about it. I have been having her bathe in my tub, then spraying it with some peroxide. I don't want to catch it! Like you, I wash washcloths and towels right away, hot hot water! BTW, the pediatrician did not tell me very much. I had to do a lot of online searching and then, when it was obvious it wasn't going to just go away, we got a referral to a dermatologist. Shanna, I will have to look for that XenoDerm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 We finally had the dermatologist freeze them, and she hasn't had a recurrence since. I wish we would have just done that in the first place. That was actually the *first* thing we tried. We were going on vacation and didn't want ds to be contagious. Unfortunately, despite a great deal of discomfort during the freezing, it did not do the trick for us. We ended up letting it run its course on ds. I got one, dug the core out, it cleared up and I didn't get any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olan719 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 AuntieM, if you're interested, you can read the reviews of the ZymoDerm on Amazon. For some, it was no help at all, but many people, including myself, have had great results. Normally, I am a skeptic with stuff like that, but for once, it worked! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 When DS had it the dr gave us some samples of retin-A. It did work on the few we tried. I mostly just let it run its course, though. He mostly had them on his face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 My oldest got it when she was 2 and it finally went away at 5. Her sister just picked it up but seems to be getting rid of it already. We tried a bunch of stuff but nothing worked. The doctor said that it's very common and can last until the early teens. He also said there isn't really anything to do about it. You can burn them off but they'll just come back. It's a virus and has to run it's course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Getting frustrated after 6 months here... My kids have had these things for 5 years :glare: My DD got them at 12 months old. Hers were terrible and becoming infected all the time. They were all over the trunk of her body. I found some stuff (very expensive) sold online in the US and used it -but it was a very rigerous routine. She had to be showered twice a day (no baths because that spreads them around the body). I had to wash her down with this solution which was basically an antibacterial and then dab every spot with some other stuff that was the consitancy of Vicks. I think the ingredients were tea tree oil and silver something. Anyway it worked but my DD has many pit scars because once they are infected you can't do anything but lance them. My DS1 caught them at 3 months old and still has a few here and there - his are not as bad as his sisters were. The shelf life is supposed to be 2 years before they develop an immunity to them - DS is almost 4 :glare: My DS2 has them as well. He has a bunch in his groin which make his diaper uncomfortable and he had one under his neck that got really infected and needed antibiotics. I hate the freakin things - all my kids have scars from them. I have tried using just tea tree oil on its own but it didn't work. I need to get some more of the stuff I had for my DD but it's mega expensive :blink: I can't not treat my kids MC because it spreads too fast and they get infected. My DS2 is starting to get them on his face :angry: This is the stuff I used on my DD - and it did work. After hers finally cleared up she has never gotten another one. http://www.molluscum.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskelly Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 We've not only BTDT, we're doing it now. My 6DS had them first. He's always had skin issues with eczema and various rashes so I didn't take him to the dr. right away. When I finally did, my 2 boys had been bathing together and rubbing their shirtless bellies together as boys will do. The little one didn't get it. Wouldn't you know, as soon as the DS6 cleared up DS4 got it! UGH! I've lost track of how long these critters have been living in our house. DS4 is spreading ummmm....lower and into dark, damp areas if you KWIM! I'm sure that's not a good thing, but if anyone knows of a way to get a 4YO to stop checking things out, let me know! PLEASE!! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 We've battled this h*ell for years also. They seem to be pretty much gone. Our solution? Apple cider vinegar. All you have to do is rub the bumps with a Q-tip soaked in the vinegar several times a day (let it dry) and within days, they *should* fall off. We used to cover them with bandaids, but that just created irritation around it. We found we don't need to do that. Just swab it with vinegar several times a day and see if that does the trick. My son had only one that wouldn't go away with that method, and it's one that's on his cheek. It seems to be a permanent thing on his cheek and drives me crazy because it's also scarred from the time it turned into a scab but then it came back anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyinva Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Yes, we tried everything. Freezing, wart remover drops, etc. I finally went to the head of dermatology at UVa. He said put a drop of wart remover (salicylic acid- sp?) on each one right before bed, and cover with a little bit of scotch tape. Remove tape in the morning. Repeat every other day until you see them starting to come off. I told him it was not going to work, that we had already done the wart remover. He smiled and gave me a pat and said call him if it didn't work. I was so annoyed over spending a $40 specialist copay for that lame advice. Of course, it worked magically. After about a week. Also, he said just concentrate on one bad area. Once the body starts its immune response, it will attack all of them. Again, he was right. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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