People who have just had shingles or chickenpox hold a special antibody in their blood which can be used to treat children with leukaemia or cancer who have been exposed to chickenpox [photo: Christine Cabalo, Wikimedia Commons]
“It might sound a bit unique – for a doctor to tell someone it’s great they’ve just had chickenpox, but these people are really useful”
The New
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management