The possible condition that your son might have is atopic dermatitis. This is can be confirmed by the fact that the rash is also itchy and irritated and forming an eczema. A visit to a child specialist or your family doctor would help you ascertain the condition accurately. A doctor will also provide you with the most specific treatment, which will help cure this condition as soon as possible. However, in the mean time, the following information will help you out considerably.
Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory reaction that occurs in the skin and causes eczemas and rashes to appear on the skin. Because some of these are a response to some kind of allergen or skin irritant, they also tend to be itchy and induce scratching. The reasons for atopic dermatitis occurring is not understood fully, though some of the governing theories on why they occur are because of allergies to environmental pollutants or skin bacteria. Children that are afflicted with atopic dermatitis can be assumed to have a weakened immune system that allows skin bacteria to run riot and produce many toxic allergens on the skin. This probably explains how many children tend to grow out of this skin condition as well. Treating this condition involves the typical treatment for avoiding allergic reactions, which is to identify the allergen through an allergy scratch test and then avoiding it. Sometimes, the flare up can be identified by just changing the living environment temporarily. There is much that has to be said at this point about the role that dust mites in the home that can cause these allergic reactions. Dust mites exist all over the home and feed on dead skin cells and any other discarded element that remains behind. The waste products from these mites tend to be toxic to us when we come in contact with them through epidermal contact or respiration. Therefore, vacuuming the entire house when there is a baby around is absolutely necessary.
Treating this condition also requires you to ensure that the diet is controlled to avoid common allergens like milk, sugar substitutes, wheat, soy and corn among others. Avoiding these early on and extended breast-feeding ensures that these allergens do not cause problems later in life. In addition to the use of an anti-fungal medicine, also apply some Aloe Vera cream so that the head is totally protected from the outside world and also consider the use of hydrocortisone cream for bumpy rashes. Ginger ale should also be given in minute quantities to alleviate inflammation symptoms.