Kim I can really relate to how you feel. My niece is 3 and also has severe excema. People always ask the same things about her. especially if she is contagious. She is scheduled to go in for a biopsy this Friday hopefully that can tell them something. I hate to see her like that. She also scratches so deeply that when she takes a bath she screams in pain. well hope something can be found to help both of them.