Julius Roth Foundation

Childhood Eczema

Parents of children suffering from atopic eczema will know only too well that it can be - and often is - an absolute nightmare of lost sleep, continuous scratching, broken, inflamed and often bleeding skin. Older children often feel isolated at school, the subject of cruel taunts and finger-pointing. Usually, family doctors will prescribe creams based on steroids - these can help - but not all parents feel comfortable applying these creams on a regular, continuing basis.

The Julius Roth Foundation has an enviable record in successfully treating childhood eczema without the use of steroids. Children are referred to us by members of the medical profession. Parents also learn about us from other families whose children we have helped.

Making a Start

Before your child starts an individualised therapy programme we ask you to complete a confidential form to give us details of your child's condition. We then carry out simple tests to make sure that your child will not react in an adverse way to any of the plant extracts we may use. These tests do not involve pricking the skin and adverse reactions are most unlikely. If you are unable to bring your child to the Foundation, then we will send you a range of trial Preparations for 'patch-testing' with full instructions and a record form to complete and return to us.

A Partnership

Your child's therapy is very much a partnership between you and the Julius Roth Foundation. You are in charge of the day-to-day management of your child's therapy and we will help and advise you.

This 'partnership' is important because your child's rate of recovery is influenced by the severity of the eczema, the length of time steroid creams have been used and the allergens which affect your child. We may suggest that certain foods and food additives are excluded for a time and that action is taken against the dust-mite. All these things we will discuss with you. Indeed, we ask you to telephone or e-mail the Foundation every six days or more frequently if you wish, to discuss your child's progress.