Eczema, and herpes infections

My daughter of three and a half years is undergoing treatment by a dermatologist for an infected atomic eczema. We are treating with [drug name: cream-based antibiotics and cortisone] mixed with a cream milk oats and special soaps. As the dermatologist has prompted investigations on my husband who suffers from herpes simplex (the first came after a rather violent episode of Zoster), I would like to know if there is any report and if I have to take some precaution and possibly as. The atomic eczema (also called atomic dermatitis or eczema constitutional) is a very common disease (is the reason to visit more common in pediatric clinics for dermatology). As the name says, is "constitutional" and is not contagious. No responsibility by herpes then her husband in the emergence of this disease in children, which is somehow part of his genetic. The diagnosis of atomic eczema infected suggests that the dermatologist has found the most frequent complications of atomic dermatitis, namely the staphylococcal infection. In this case, and if there are clinical signs of 'infection (drip, an increase of the' red ', rapid extension of' eczema, worsening itch), therapy should be but in my opinion supplemented with an antibiotic to be taken by general (eg, erythromycin granular 50 mg / kg to be divided in three divided doses for 10 days). The drug used cream (or other cortisone to use local power equivalent) is obviously useful and necessary to control the demonstrations eczematous (even at times when there is no infection). The other pillars of therapy are by eczema atomic hygiene (avoiding irritating factors such as wool, acrylic, excessive sweating, detergents) and possibly the use of antistatic by mouth at times of increased subjective symptoms (itching), which normally correspond to spring and summer. Regarding the link with the herpes and the findings applied to her husband, is unthinkable that a little skin supplements (eczematous) do less well in its task of "barrier" against external aggressors and that the child becomes more attacked by various infectious agents: viruses (such as. 's herpes simplex and vermicelli zoster, and perhaps also those responsible for warts), bacteria (like the previously mentioned Staphylococcus and the notorious streptococci). While discussing whether children with atomic dermatitis are really more prone to these infections, the best precaution will be to "cure" the best possible atomic eczema in the confident expectation of its spontaneous resolution, which takes place in the vast majority of cases.