The complete guide to caring for your child's skin

Skin problems are a common condition in children, but can nevertheless cause great worry to parents. Written by a health professional with years of practical experience of parental anxieties, Spots, Birthmarks and Rashes is a comprehensively illustrated guide to children's skin conditions, their symptoms, treatments and possible prevention.

This accessible, easy-to-use book will help you to:

• Understand the nature of your child's skin and how to look after it.
• Learn more about the wide range of common and not-so-common conditions, including fungal infections, contagious rashes, pigments, growths, lumps, bumps and bruises.
• Determine the nature of your child's skin condition, whether it's measles or meningitis, and how best to proceed.
• Find out ways to treat your child's specific problem using specialist, conventional or, where appropriate, alternative therapies.

JUNE THOMPSON is a qualified nurse, midwife and health visitor. She was the medical editor of Birth to Five, a handbook for new mothers published by the Health Education Authority, and the author of Toddlercare for Beginners.

Contents

• Diagnosing Skin Problems
• Caring for your child's skin
  • Understanding your child's skin
  • Looking after your child's skin
  • Common skin conditions in young babies
• Non-contagious rashes
  • Allergies & irritation
  • Rashes involving bacteria & fungi
  • Other non-contagious rashes
• Contagious rashes
  • Fungal infections
  • Bacterial infections
  • Viral infections
• Insect bites & infestations
  • Insect bites & stings
  • Infestations
• Lumps, bumps & bruises
• Birthmarks, pigments & growths
• Treatments
  • Creams, steriods & other topical skin preparations
  • Surgical treatments
  • Complimentary therapies
  • Home remedies
• Potential irritants chart
• Glossary