My 25month old son has had a skin rash for 7 days and getting

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My 25month old son has had a skin rash for 7 days and getting worse. I have seen the doctor and have no answers. It looks irritated, red cluster, little bumps. Started on his face (now completely covered and horrible looking), spread to his stomach, now on legs and arms. I could not think of anything 'new' in his life, yet I washed all his clothing & bedding in Dreft, stopped giving him milk, and am trying to think of anything that may help.
My doctor seems to have no answers (did say didn't look like viral rash, must be something irritating his skin, yet can't find anything?). I am desperate now and trying to find any help.
Thank you so very kindly. Hopefully you have some ideas.

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Male , Age: 25months

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Taking Children's Benedryl & Cortizone Cream. These are both for symptoms but now eliminating the problem.

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Have you purchased any new furniture, flooring, cleaners etc?

If you have not you may want to try a pediatric dermatologist which they can do a skin (flake) testing to see what it is and from there can determine if this is due to an allergy or some kind or something else. But that may be the only way of knowing at this point. Which I do agree, treating is fine, but you need to find the cause to cure this not treat it. So I would start with the dermatologist.

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We bought a new car in December. New house remodle last summer. Odd this is coming up now, I would think not related?
The rash came on all the sudden, so I am inclined to think it is something that is affecting him all the sudden as well.
He did have Pineapple last Saturday, and rash started on Sunday. I am allergic to Pineapple, and this was his first time eating it. He has not had pineapple since last Saturday and the rash has gotten worse over the week. It does not look like food allergy rash his older brother has gotten. Do you think this could be a food allergy rash? Or more likely a topical allergy?
Thank you. If you do have any other comments, I'd love to hear. I am going to call doctor tomorrow and get a pediatric dermatologist recommendation.
Thank you!

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thank you again. I should have mentioned (as you guessed), he has no fever, mood is unchanged, and outside of the ugliness he is fine. His doctor said it was not chicken pox or any of that sort of childhood rash, and didn't have any other answers.
Your help is great, and reconfirms what I basically knew & felt I need to do in order to understand it more. Thanks again.

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My 25month old son has had a skin rash for 7 days

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