My 4 Year Old Daughter Has a Rash with Raised Bumps on Her Bottom.

Another possibility ... does she wear a pullup at night? It could be diaper rash. If you rule out a virus, try using diaper creme or after bath letting the air on it before bedtime.

Best of luck.

Try Boudreaux's Butt Paste. You can get it in the diaper section at most stores. It's what we used in the hospital any time anyone (young or old) got a rash to their backside, and it works wonders. If that doesn't work, ask your pedi. Good luck!

This is how Coxsackie virus presented in my 1.5 year old. I would watch them for blistering and check the inside of her mouth/throat for developing sores.

Have you considered yeast? Try a very thin layer of over the counter Lotrimin a few times a day (for a few days). I would probably go ahead and call the nurse at your pediatrician's office and talk it over.

Check her hands, feet and mouth area for the same thing. It may be a virus of hand, foot, & mouth desease. As our granddaughter's Dr. told us it should be called hand, foot, mouth, & butt desease. Just a thought, since we just recently went through this I thought you may check.

could be impetigo. this is common and probably requires a trip to the doc for prescription. If it is impetigo than it is contagous and will spread if you break the bumps. Maybe neosporin may help and antibacterial soap.

Hello, worried mom
Soak her in 1 spoon of baking soda and air dry. Don't rub off just pat down. Maybe 2 times a day. My daughter would get that because her bottom and body was hot natured and she would sweat a lot. It will be okay another thing you can do is put oatmeal cream.

red raised bumps? Sounds very much like yeast. You can a prescription for nystatin powder or ointment. It doesn't resolved quickly, also, let her bottom get some air a couple times a day.

I would take her to the doctor and have him look at it.

I agree with the last poster. My 9 year old has had impetigo on her bottom twice-when she was 4. It requires antibiotics and will become more difficult to control as it gets worse. I'd take her to the doctor just to rule it out.

Is your daughter night-trained? That is, does she wear some sort of diaper at night? If so, when she urinates it might pool around her bottom until it is absorbed. And however quickly it is absorbed, it's still there next to her skin the rest of the night. I had a similar issue with my daughter. What worked was to start wiping her with a wet wipe every morning before dressing for the day.
Also, I've begun waking her in the night to go to the bathroom.

If she's not in a diaper at night, perhaps it is a reaction to food. Anything new? Spicy? Is there any history (hers or family) of food allergies?

HTH and if something wasn't clear or if you have a question for me, please don't hesitate to email.

K., mama to
Catherine, 5y
Samuel, 2y
EDD Sept '09

Has she been wiping herself after using the restroom? Our daughter had that because she wasn't wiping! I put triple antibiotic ointment on her and it went away. good luck, try it to see if it works for you.

yep go to the dr.! :o)