Treating Infant Eczema

Lesions on the Body.-For lesions on the body, crude coal tar paste, am-moniated mercury, salicylic acid and sulfur, Pragmatar, or Vioform oint­ments are excellent.
*(1)  Crude  coal  tar  3 i Zinc oxide 3 ii Starch 3 iv Petroleum jelly ad % ii
(2)  Ammoniated mercury ointment U.S.P. 3%
(3) Ac.   salicylic,
Precipitated sulfur aa gr. xx Petroleum jelly § [...]

Intertrigo.-For intertrigo, salves are of no value except possibly hydro-cortisone ointment, and often do more harm than good. Lotions are better.
My favorites are:
(1) Burow’s solution 3iv Zinc  oxide Talc aa 5 i Glycerin 3 vi Lime water ad 3 iv
(2)  Aqueous   solution   of   gentian   violet 1%
(3)  Silver nitrate solution 0.25%
It is also desirable, if possible, [...]

The Scalp.-If local treatment is to do any good, the hair must be cut as short as possible.
A. The Dry Type With Small Scales: First thickly apply the follow­ing salve for three days. Rub it in well, and cover the head with a cheap cotton cap.
Ac. salicylic gr. xx Petroleum jelly J iv
On the fourth [...]

Seborrheic dermatitis is more common in babies under 4 months of age than it is in older children. It is most frequently seen in fat babies, and in looking over the records from my office files of twenty-six babies in whom I had made this diagnosis, on sixteen of the records I had put down [...]