This is definitely not something that you must be happy about, but at least with such fact, you know that there are many people that you can ask on how to help your kid deal with such. This kind of skin problem that is also known as atopic dermatitis, typically begins as rash during the early infancy or by the time your kid reach the age of five. Alternative therapy Another approach being studied nowadays is alternative therapies. These are the other methods of fighting the many forms of eczema, particularly the common atopic dermatitis eczema or atopic eczema. For victims of eczema, new ways that promise to eradicate the disease or at least prevent the symptoms from coming back need to be heard out. With the help of the right health professional, you will also be sure if your child is already suffering from other kinds of skin infection. There are some therapies that can be applied depending on the skin condition of your child. This includes using steroid creams that may start frequently, every other day until it is no longer needed. Victims 65% of the population develops atopic dermatitis during the first year of their lives, up to 90% until the age of 5. While it usually ends at the second year, around 50% suffers from it into adulthood as hand eczema. Luckily, this kind of eczema is not contagious and there is no worry catching it from someone or giving it to anyone. This does not mean though that your child should not have been given a medicine for eczema. This all depends on the diagnosis, the prognosis and how the doctors see the problem. Some doctors will prescribe a topical steroids like hydrocortisone creams and med-potency steroids. Still, the use of this drugs should be monitored especially for children under two years old. Diagnosing the Problem Laboratory testing cannot diagnose this kind of skin problem. These three factors must be present for the diagnosis to be made. First off, the sufferer must be atopic. They may come from a family that has similar allergic diseases. The patient must also experience pruritis or the medical term for itching.