Big words, I know. BUT the good news about big medical words the boys pediatrician says is "the longer the word, the less severe the problem." Anyways, back to the dermato-whatever its called. If you have ever been around Wyatt you would notice how super sensitive his skin is. Taking off his shirt would leave long red lines on his poor head and arms, and even holding him would leave handprints on him. His dr told us that after a year of watching him and seeing how red he gets she could finally diagnose it.
Wikipedia describes it as "a skin disorder seen in 4–5% of the population and is one of the most common types of urticaria,[1] in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched, rubbed, and sometimes even slapped.[2]"
Nothing to be worried about. If it gets worse in the future we can give him an antihistamine. As of right now the little guy doesn't even know he's got it. His doctor joked with us that we could write all over him with our nails lightly and suddenly words would appear on him. Its true though, he's that sensitive!
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