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I have two daughters ages 1 and 3. Both have been getting mysterious bumps. Any ideas?

These bumps seemed to have started in my oldest daughter when we first moved to a new apartment about 2 months ago. They're more prominent on the knees, feet, hands and elbows but have spread pretty much eveywhere except her face. Just recently I've noticed some bumps forming on my younger daughters hands, feet and knees. My wife and I took the 3 year old to a dermatoligist who said that it looked like "bug bites". He prescribed a cream (triamcinolone acetonide) and an anti- itch medicine(hydroxyz hcl) which didn't seem to help at all. We took her again and were told that it was "infected excema", she was given another cream(locoid lipocream) and an antibiotic(cephalexin). This seems to have stopped the bumps from getting worse, but I don't know if I would say its the cure. We have a dog we have had him for 3 years, no fleas. The new apartmet is a basement apartment. I'm getting a little nervous now that my younger one is getting the same bumps. I would appreciate any help solving this

Public Comments

1. YOU MAY NOT THINK YOUR DOG HAS NO FLEAS BUT WOULD PUT FRONT LINE ON HIM AND SEE IF THE BUMPS ON THE GIRLS GO AWAY!!!
2. Yes, it seems too coincidental that both kids are getting this. My "guess" is that they are having a reaction to something in the apartment. A lot of times the complex will shampoo the rugs and spray for bugs before new tennants move in. It could be either one of these or both that are causing a reaction. The only thing I can recommend you do is take the girls and stay with friends or relatives for a week and see if they improve (without medication). If they do, then it's something in the apartment. If it's something in the apartment, then I would demand new pad & carpeting. Good luck.
3. You mention that the bumps are on the knees, feet, hands and elbows. These are all places that seemingly would come into contact with the floor. And you are saying that your youngest daughter is just getting them - is she "new to the floor?" Maybe the apartment people cleaned the carpet with a harsh chemical that they are sensitive to, or something like that. That's where my suspicion would lie...
4. Chiken pox? Mold?