Lawton Infant Suffers from Severe Eczema

A 10-month old Lawton baby is suffering from cracking, bleeding skin, an extreme case of eczema that has taken over his entire body.

His mother, Maryah Adams, can't get the medicine he needs because Soonercare, the state's Medicaid--health insurance for low-income families, doesn't cover it .

Now, Adams says her son Martez is in severe pain all the time. The top of his head is rough and he has even lost some of his hair. His arms and legs are scabbed and scarred.

Doctors say she needs Desonide, a prescription steroid, but it costs nearly $400 out-of-pocket, a price Adams cannot afford.

"He would be itchy, scratchy, he would be crying. His skin would be raw and peeling. And it would be skin wherever he sat," Adams said.

In the meantime, Adams has resorted to 100% Shea butter, a super-rich cream, to try to keep her baby's skin from cracking and bleeding.

But it's no cure.

Join us tonight at 6 p.m. when 7 News reporter Joe Fisher tells you about another condition baby Martez suffers from and how his mother is coping with it.

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Lawton Infant Suffers from Severe Eczema