Pediatric Pointers
by Dr. Joey Bell, Pembroke Pediatrics
Atopic Dermilitis: Working With Your Doctor to Control Your Child's Rash
Atopic dermatitis also known as atopic eczema is a chronic, itching, rash,
which dries the skin. There may be areas of oozing, crusting and/ or
thickening of the skin The rash may become infected with bacteria or other
organisms, which normally live on the surface of the skin If this occurs your
Dr will need to prescribe special antibiotics to clear the infection. Your Dr
can also help you manage the rash by prescribing medications to help control
itching, inflammation and dry skin.
Atopic dermatitis is most common in the winter months. Persons with
atopic dermatitis are believed to have a predisposition to developing this rash.
In 75% of cases the condition will improve by the time the child is 10- 14 years
old In 25% of cases the condition persists into adulthood.
Atopic dermatitis can affect persons of all ages including babies as young
as 2 months old A distinguishing feature of atopic dermatitis is that it often
appears on different body parts in persons of different body pans in persons
of different ages.
Young infants most commonly present with the rash on their cheeks,
lorehead, neck and scalp. However they may also have the rash on their trunk,
arms and legs
- Older infant's 8-10 months old arc more likely to develop the rash on
the extensor surfaces of the arms and legs (back of the arms and front of the
legs.)
? Children over I year old may present with oval shaped areas of rash with
well defined borders and scaling on face, trunk and extremities.
? Children between the ages of 2 and 10 years old will more often develop
the rash on the neck, wrists, ankles, and behind the knees and elbows. The
rash on children in this age group is more likely to be itchy, with dry scaly
patches with distinct borders.
Persons between the ages of 12 and the early 20's may develop the rash
in areas similar to 2-10 year old as well as on the eyelids, hands and feet.
Atopic dermatitis in these persons is more likely to present as areas of
thickened dry skin.
There are four components to the management of atopic dermatitis:
1 Identification and removal of possible precipitating irritants which
might include: excess hand washing or bathing, preservatives, solvents,
perfumes, wool cloths, that do not allow air to circulate, sweating, stress and
some foods including eggs, nuts, wheat and soy.
2 Rehydration of skin through bathing once a day in a warm bath with
emulsifying agents. Over the counter emulsifying products include Aveeno,
Colloid Oatmeal, RoBath, and Maypo. A low cost alternative is to whisk a
small amount of mineral oil into the warm bath water. Use a mild soap for
washing such as Oil of Olay, Purpose, Dove, Camay, Aveeno or Caress. Baby
shampoo or other mild shampoos may be used to manage the scalp. Upon
getting out of the bath lightly pat dry the skin. Do not rub the skin with the
towel.
After the bath immediately apply a topical moisturizer to the skin. A
variety of common household oils may be sparingly applied including
petroleum jelly (Vaseline), Crisco and vegetable oils. If you prefer moisturizing
creams such as Eucerin, DML Forte, Moisturel, Aveeno, Purpose,
Neutrogena and Curel may be used. However these creams are less effective
moisturizers than the aforementioned oils but they may be preferred since
they are less greasy. Whether you use oils or creams to rehydrate the skin the
moisturizer should be applied several times per day. For more severe cases your
Dr may prescribe a topical steroid cream instead of the above oils and creams.
- Before using any steroid creams on the face always consult with your Doctor.
Some steroid creams may cause undesirable skin changes on the face.
3. Breaking the itch-scratch-itch cycle: Antihistamines such as
Benadryl, Zyrtec or Atarax help relieve itching which helps to break the itch
-'scratch - itch cycle. The skin then has a chance to heal. Making sure that
jfcur child's fingernails are trimmed can minimize the damage that scratching
causes.
4. Control of infection: Your Dr. may prescribe a topical or oral
antibiotic or other medication to control bacterial or other infections that
develop at the site of the rash.
Working with your Dr you can proactively manage your child's atopic
1' dermatitis. This will help decrease your child's discomfort and the probability
that the rash becomes infected.
Reflections by Alta Nye Oxendine
HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY TO BYRON, on November 8!!
PRAYER SUPPORT
Usually, when 1 suggest that we need to pray for a person, group, or problem,
I make an effort to keep the object(s) of our praying OPEN-ENDED. Sometimes
1 forget!
When I urged everyone to pray for the president, vice president; and several
other government officials, 1 left out some of the MOST important governmental
persons who surely need our prayer support now. One person is our
n^w Homeland Security Director, Tom Ridge, former governor of Pennsylvania.
According to media reports, it's obvious that JUST getting his diverse
team of security experts together "on the same page" will be a daunting challenge!
The fact that each of those agencies has, apparently, been going its
OWN independent way, is a problem that certainly needs to be overcome in
order to get the flow of intelligence information processed thoroughly enough
to glean what I call "nuggets of truth" to be shared with the HOMELAND
chief. Attorney General, FBI, CIA, National Security Director, White House,
State Department, the Secretary of Defense and other military planners, and
members of Congress who have a part in helping provide national security.
Actually, ALL THE PEOPLE INCLUDING OUR full-time military person-,
nel AND THE NATIONAL GUARD, our LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE. REGIONAL,
and FEDERAL OFFICIALS, as well as our overworked FBI
AGENTS, who have been working so diligently and selflessly to.enhance our
safety and security since "my" 9-11 birth date (along with ALL other human
beings throughout this world) surely need our prayers at this time.
I hope torn Ridge is a managerial type person who can get along well with all
kinds of people. Also that he is one of those rare individuals willing to WAIT
patiently, study ALL KINDS of reports, and make SURE he and the others
are working together to COMPARE possible EVIDENCE, rather than going
off on ONE TANGENT, following ONLY one or two leads that fit into
SOMEBODY'S PRECONCEIVED notion of where the truth lies. Our leaders
have done this in the past, with the fateful result of OVERLOOKING
something that DID NOT SEEM (at the time) to make sense, but that COULD
open the door the MOST CRITICAL truths of all!
Tom Ridge has accepted an almost IMPOSSIBLE responsibility to keep us
all safe and secure. Or at least to do his VERY BEST trying!
Of course we need TO KEEP our president and vice president, our secretary
of State, Colin Powell, all these other government officials, and each person
involved in BOTH the foreign and domestic FRONTS of this current WAR.
in our prayers each day.
PRAYING
I believe God always wants the VERY BEST for every single person he has
brought into being. But. He seems to provide an extra measure of CARE to
the person, group, or situation brought to Him in prayer!
For on thing, by asking God's help, we are giving PERMISSION for Him to
intervene with His SUPERHUMAN POWER. He does not FORCE Himself.
His everlasting LOVE, His POWER< or His DIVINE GUIDANCE upon us.
Instead. He waits for us to OPEN UP our lives to Him, which allows Him to
fill them up with His spiritual blessings.
I'm not talking mainly about physical protection. Our sovereign God may. or
may not. intervene to HEAL our illness or to KEEP US ALIVE within our
present earthly body, no matter what is going on around us! (Just take a long
look at all the faithful "believers" who have been brutally tortured and/or put
to death by one means or another throughout history, right up to the present.)
No. we arc not PROMISED that our pain, our suffering, or even our earthly
life, will be spared.
But, when we surrender our very being and our most cherished plans to HIS
PERFECT WILL, we can be assured that "though we walk through the valley
of the shadow of death", our DIVINE SHEPHERD will be right there WITH
US. holding us up with His strong, LOVING support, EVERY SINGLE STEP
of the way!
I believe that god's perfect will for EVERY ONE of us includes praying for
Christians, and for all others, throughout the entire world, who are right now.
at this very MOMENT, suffering persecution for their belief, or their back of
belief (so-called "infidels", for example).
Let's also pray for the Cuban people who's island was hit by hurricane Michelle.
It always slips up on me! But last weekend was the time set aside for Christians
to pray for SUFFERING members of their faith around the world. China
and Sudan are two of the countries most active in persecuting Christians. WE
CAN CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS
THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR!
"DIVINE POWER is greater than Atomic or Nuclear power"
J. Vernon McGce
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Most babies can walk unaided by the time they reach 18 months of age.
Bm^Eunerais
drover ('. loeklear
lumberton-lIrover C l.ocklcar.
75. ill 85 Kavla Drive, died Saturday
at Duke University Medical Center in
Durham
I he funeral was held Thursday at
New I'omt Baptist Church, the Revs
Lindbergh Chaws and Ronald Lockleal
officiating Burial was in I.umbee
Memorial Gardens
l.ocklcar was born in Robeson
County on March 6, 1926 to the late
Clarence l.ocklcar Sr and Lillian
Holmes l.ocklcar He attended New
l'oint Baptist Church and w as a retired
painter
I le was preceded in death by his
patents, two brothers. James l.ocklcar
and Archie l.ocklcar. and a sister. Hva
Met lee,
Surviving are three sons. I.onnte
l.ocklcar. Frank l.ocklcar and David
l.ocklcar. all of Chicago. II.. a daughter.
Guil Raima of Fayettcville. a
stepdaughter. Laura Miller of
Smithficld. Kv . four brothers. Garland
I.ocklcur und Clarence l.ocklcar
Jr. both of l.umberton. Paul Loeklear
of I'inehursl and I.onnte Loeklear of
Raleigh, four sisters. Odessa Maynor
and Lillian Scott, both of I.uinberton,
l'Jizabeth Woodville of Chicago and
Shelby Merrill of Ashland, Ky. his
former wife and the mother of his
children Liz l.ocklcar of Smithfield,
Ky. 11 grandchildren, ais six greatgrandchildren
Cholie Clteyane Hunt
f.umherton-Cholie Cheyane I lunt,
7 months, of' 224 i Normenl Road,
died Monday at Southeastern Regional
Medical Center
The funeral was held Friday at
Loeklear and Son Funeral Home
Chapel Burial followed in Pleasant
View Church Cemetery.
Surviving are her parents, Andy
and Tracy Hunt of the home: two
brothers. Kthan Alan I lunt of the home
and Danny Christopher Hunt of the
home, her maternal grandmother,
Debra Hunt of Pembroke: and her
paternal grandparents, Addie I.. Hunt
and Albert Hunt Jr., both of Pern
broke
Douglas Strickland
Pembroke-\ fouglas Strickland 71
of Dial Family Cue. died Tuesdax at
Dial Family Care
The funeral was Friday at 1 lopewcll
Methodist Church with the Rex Jirninx
Strickland officiating
Surviving are three sons. Hrucc
Strickland. Dean Strickland and I enx
Strickland, all of I'embroke. seven
grandchildren, and six gieat grandchildren
(ilenda A. Strickland
Muxton-Mtx (ilenda Ann Stnckland.
58. of 125 Rose Road, died
Monday
Mrs Strickland was a former assistant
director of Precious Kids
Learning Center
The funeral were conducted Friday
in (iospel Tabernacle by the Revs
Ricky Deesc and Daniel J acobs Burial
followed in Clark Cemetery
Mrs Strickland is survived by her
husband. Arnold Strickland of the
home, her mother, Lucille C Strickland;
her father, Jack Strickland Sr .
two brothers. Jack Strickland Jr and
Shellon Strickland, both of Maxton
and three sisters, Jan Hunt of
Rockingham, Margie Locklear and
Sarah Sweat, both of Maxton
Steve Bresver
Hope Mills- The Rev. Steve
Brewer, 74, of4448 Betsy Ross Drive,
died Friday at Cape Fear Valley
Medical Center /
The funeral was held Monday at
Zion Hill Baptist Church in Rennert
with the Revs Romcy Revels, Jimmy
Locklear and Anthony Oxendine officiating
Burial followed in Oxendine
Cemetery.
Brewer served three churches in
more than 25 years of minisUy, Zion
I lill Baptist, Antioch Baptist and South
Broadway Baptist in Baltimore
l ie was preceded in death by his
wife, Delia P. Brewer, a son. Franklin
Emmanuel', a daughter, Luree
Armentrout; and a grandson, William
Armcntrout.
Surviving are a. daughter, Kathy
Kutlcvm of 1 umberton. lour si->lei
s. i )u\ 10 i co Locklcar ol I lope I
Mills. Cicalts Hunt ol Fairmont :
l .\ol\n l.ocklcur of Pembroke and l
Carol Hunt ol' I. umber ton. three .
grandchildren and two grout-grand- ;
children I
Tommy J. Oxen dine ]
Red Springs- Commie J < Ken- |
dine. XX. of 275 Hastman Drive. <
died Friday ai (ireystone Manoi !
Assisted laving i
The funeral was held Sunday al
I let itagcChapel m Red Springs w ith
ihe Revs Stclford Smith and l.uke :
.lacohs olTiciation Murial followed |
in I >\endine Cemetery in Pembroke
I le was preceded in death by Ins '
parents. Russell and Sent Oxen- t
- dine I
Surviv ing are a son. James l.ocklear.
a daughter-in-law. (ieneava .
< )\endine. three grandchildren, four |
great grandchildren, and four great- t
great-grandchildren 1
Hetty Faye Sampson
Pembroke-HMx Faye Sampson. (
58. of Pembroke died Wednesday (
at her home c
The funeral was held Saturday at I
Bear Swamp Baptist Church, the i
Revs Timmv C'havis, Mike Cum- (
tilings and Charles l.ocklcur (
officiating Eintombment followed i
in the Sampson Family Mausoleum
Sampson was bom November 1
21, 1942. to the late Lero and
Delesste Locklcar of Pembroke She
graduated from Pembroke State
University with a bachelor's degree
and a master's degree in elementary
education She taught school in
Columbus, Hoke and Robeson
Counties She also worked at the
Robeson County Department of
Social Services, She was an active
member of Bear Swamp Baptist
Church.
The family said: "She was a devoted
Christian mother, wife,
daughter and friend She was loved
by all those who knew her Her
smile, love, resilience and devotion j
will be remembered always "
Sampson was preceded in death I
her two brothers,. Harvey Lockelar ai
Terry Wayne l.ocklear.
She is survived by her husband,
Herbert Sampson Jr of Pembroke: a" _
son. Bobby Rav Sampson of Pembroke:
ihree daughters Delora ! lunt and Soma
humelle Sampson, both of Pembroke
ind Delesste Loekelar of I.umberton.
;vvo sisters. Shelby Jane Loekelar of
Pembroke and Carmellar l.oeklear of
I.umberton two brothers. Zetlo Loekelar
,)f Pembroke and Lugene Loekelar of
Vlaxton nine grandchildren, and a spe:ial
friend. I.vnette Dial
Hilly H. Oxen dine
Roanoke, K4- Billy B Oxendine,
>8. of Roanoke. VA died Friday at his
tome
The grave-side service was held
A'ednesday evening at Oxendine Cent:tery
on Oak Grove Church Road in
'embroke
Oxendine was bom November 8. *
I '>42 I le was preceded in death by his
larents, Gordon and Lady Oxendine;
hreebrothers. Rosser. C irady and Dannie
tV (Kendine
Surviving are three sons, Matthew
>xendine. C irayory Oxendine and Kevin
Kendine. all of Roanoke, two grandlaughters,
Amanda Oxendine and
leather < Kendine. a special friend. Tarry
if the home, two brothers. James G.
Uxendine of Pembroke, and Robert L
Uxendine of Rowland, three sisters,
\lene l.oeklear of Parkton. Alethea
fyner and Betty l.oeklear. both of PemiLiii???i
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