impetigo

Hello, my 8 year old often (4 times a year) gets impetigo on, around and just inside his nose. The patches are not very large and it has never spread to my other children. I have treated them always with essential oils, which has kept them relatively small (the size of a pumpkin seed). He recently had an eczema flare up. The 3rd time since he was 4. He had surgery on his arm, and received antibiotics then and we have since had these skin issues. Any help would be appreciated.


1. Age,sex,weight,country,occupation.

8 years, male, 78 lbs. Canada in grade 3

2. Main complaints and other associated troubles.
a)Where is the trouble; The exact locality of the complaint like hands,legs etc; duration of trouble.

Skin conditions on the face, mostly the nose, mouth and cheek area

b)What exactly do you feel, Sensation as pain, how pain feels or burn etc.

The eczema can be very itchy, the impetigo is not

c)What are the factors that causes this trouble according to you.

I get eczema when the weather changes, also a slight allergy to cats, and perhaps powdered calf milk (working on the dairy farm) also when I get a fever

d)Condition under which the complaint is reduced or you feel better like,cold or hot application,cold or hot weather,position as standing,walking,rest etc.

better in the summer and in the afternoon and while resting

e)Condition under which the complaint is increased like,cold or hot application,cold or hot weather,position as standing,walking,rest etc.

worse in the winter and while very active

f)Any other complaint any where in the body.

can get an itchy back, like to have my back rubbed very lightly

g)Onset time of troubles in detail, i.e which came first, after that what problem and so on.

started after a round of antibiotics and then got eczema, and later began getting impetigo

h)Treatment method adopted and its result.

have used bone broth only as food when eczema flares up essential oils for the impetigo

3. History of diseases in family.

low thyroid in mother

4. Personal History.
a)About childhood.

happy childhood

b)Academic performance.

in grade 3 home schooled

c)Any major incidents in life and the effect of it on life.

no

d)How you are satisfied with your sex life, friends, family members, company etc.

happy with my family and friends , (8 years- sex life not applicable)

5. Habits/Addiction.
a)Smoking, Alcohol,Sleeping pills, Laxative etc.

no

b)Masturbation and frequency.

no

6. How is your Appetite and Thirst.

has a strong appetite, weak thirst

7. Likes and Dislikes.

likes sweet foods, sour foods, not a big meat eater, loves veggies especially celery, likes fruit especially mango and raspberries like bread and nut butters like hard fried eggs, no liquid yolks likes fried foods, likes wheat but can react poorly to it. dislikes meat fat, likes raw cream and raw sour cream also ice cream and chocolate

b)Anything else about like and dislike of any activity with you or surrounding.

dislikes school work, loves physical work, loves to be the 'boss' in all situations

8. Bowel movements.
a)Nature of stool, frequency, satisfactory or not.

not normally constipated, most often every day once, occasionally skip a day, very easy to wipe, not messy or sticky

b)Any discomforts associated with stool.

no

9. Urine.
a)Frequency, nature, volume.

normal, yellow colour, normal amount

b)Any discomfort before, during or after urination/odour

no





12. Sleep.

have difficulty falling asleep, can easily lie awake for 2 or 3 hours, normally sleep on his back, or on the left side if roused during sleep will raise his arms to his face, like a baby would, likes his feet uncovered but likes to wear slippers to bed. likes the curtains closed, and door closed, but everything else can be opened or out of place. Sometimes sleeps with a teddy but not always.

13. Sweat
a)How much, what parts, staining, Odour.

can sweat on head

14. Weather
a)Tolerance to heat and cold, dryness, humidity, weather changes, sun,
foggy weather, wind drafts, closed rooms, etc.

does not like to be cold, but can work and play in very cold weather as long as he is dressed warm. likes 20 degree celcius weather, dislikes fog and stormy weather, has a real fear of tornadoes during thunder storms

15. Mental Status
a)The quality of the patient's life in relationship to loved ones, family, friends and colleagues. Overall quality of energy available to function in daily life, and under various circumstances.

has a good relationship with parents and siblings, however can act out aggressively to siblings

b)Any mental/emotional shocks occurring in the patient's life-grief, major financial losses separation from loved ones, death, identity crisis and other stress in life.

no

c)Memory,ability to concentrate/comprehend.

easily distracted, great memory and learns very quickly

d)Are you fearful of anything eg: Animals, people, being alone, darkness, death, disease, robbers, thunder, storm, high places.

very scared of tornadoes during a thunder storm, even though it is very rare to get tornadoes in our area, one did happen within an hour drive from here 3 years ago, he has been scared since, very scared of thunder storms and being outside in the dark alone, say to walk from the shed to the house, but fine with someone else. Scared of noises outside in the dark, with or without someone.

e)Are you anxious about anything: if yes, give details.

if he gets sick, he thinks he will never get better, very quiet when sick

f)Are you impatient.

very impatient, wants to be listened to instantly, does not like to wait

g)Are you doubtful or suspicious.

no

h)Are you hurt easily (emotionally)how do you react. Does it cause hatred/revenge.

easily hurt, does not seek revenge, but does not forget easily

i)Does your pride get hurt easily.

yes, shows embarrassment quickly, but easily forgotten

j)Are you depressed, if so, reason/circumstances.

no

k)Do you like to share your problems.

not easily, but with some talking he will open up

l)Effect of consolation.

feels much better after consolation, does not mope or whine

m)Do you ever become suicidal when? How.

no

n)Memory- quality if poor, for what ( eg. Names, places, people, what you read).

no

o)Do you weep easily, effect of weeping, ie, does it make you worse or better.

cries easily, when getting in trouble, even with out punishment just being in trouble bring him to tears, can be over emotional. Also will cry before getting in trouble to try and lessen the punishment with those he knows he can get away with it

p)Are you easily irritated. What makes you angry, how do you express it.

very easily irritated, especially by noises from his siblings when he is reading, will yell and hit if he can

q)Are you destructive.

will not wreck thing but will threaten to hurt or wreck things

r)How good are you in making decisions.

fairly good at decision making

s)Do you like company or like to remain alone.

company, except while reading

t)How seriously are you affected by disorder and uncleanness in your surroundings.

can easily deal with messes and new things at home, timid at first in new places, but quickly feels at home in 15 minutes to a half hour

u)How does failure appear to you?

does not really have an issue with failure, he can handle most situations well. Was upset he failed at swimming lessons, but then asked if he could redo them the next session, did them again and failed again, and wanted to try again. He is not easily discouraged

v)Are there any matters that you deeply dislike?

no

w)What activities you deeply like? How does it affect your mood?

loves to work with his father doing physical labour, feels very important, and likes the reward of seeing what his hard work accomplished

x)Are you affectionate? How does others sorrow affect you?

loves affection and needs hugs, pats on the back, positive reinforcement. Can be brought to tears when he hears about someone elses misfortune

y)Any present fears in your life or future.

no

z)Any present life or future life desires.

he talks about farming someday and having a nice wife with some kids to help him on the farm. Likes to dream of the types of farms he will buy

16.Describe your face and tongue by doing FACIAL AND TONGUE DIAGNOSIS by visiting homeomzp.blogspot.com

has a very slight indentation/crack down the centre and slightly white in the centre sometimes when he wakes up, no bad smells or tastes

has brown blue bags (looks like a healing bruise colour) under eyes, some very small bumps on cheeks near his ears
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