A rare mother will not be upset at the sight of various tubercles, pustules or pimples on the delicate skin of the baby. What it can be, whether it is dangerous for the child, what to do with it - these are the most pressing issues in these cases.
What is a rash
A rash in a child is elements that appear on the skin or mucous membranes due to any pathological changes in the state of the body. They differ in texture, appearance, color.
The primary elements include:
- papule (nodule) - tubercle, has no cavity, diameter sizes from 1-3 mm to 1-3 cm, palpable;
- a blister - a non-cavity element, pink, itchy;
- vesicle - has a cavity and a lid, size - up to 0.5 cm, filled with serous contents, and with a size of more than 0.5 cm is called a bubble;
- abscess (pustule) - the cavity of the element is filled with purulent contents;
- spot - local discoloration of the upper layer of the epidermis;
- roseola - a speck with a diameter of 1-5 mm, pale pink or red;
- hemorrhage - is a hemorrhage in the skin in the form of spots or dots;
The secondary elements of the rash are atrophy, scar, fissure, abrasion, erosion, scales, ulcers, etc.
A rash in a child with and without fever
There are several groups of causes of rashes on the skin and mucous membranes:
- violation of the rules of personal hygiene;
- an allergic reaction to various provocative factors;
- diseases of the blood vessels;
- infectious diseases;
- parasitic diseases.
With an increase in temperature, infectious diseases occur. Possible concomitant symptoms are chills, nausea, cough, chills, lack of appetite, vomiting, etc.
Without signs of fever, pathological elements usually appear in various situations:
- insect bites;
- hemorrhagic rash;
- sweating, diaper dermatitis;
- vesiculopustulosis;
- an allergic reaction (to sunlight, food, medications), etc.
Rash on the body (throughout the body) in a child
A rash in a baby indicates a malfunction in the body, a decrease in immunity, the development of a disease. Localization of elements on any one part of the body is rare, more often it pours out throughout the body.
Possible causes of a baby rash
Knowing the main causes of the trouble allows parents to remain calm without falling into an empty panic until the doctor clears up the situation and prescribes treatment.
1. Diseases of the skin. Infants often suffer from sweating due to excess heat or lack of hygiene. It manifests itself in small reddish pimples with possible pustules in the middle.
Here you can name insect bites, from fleas to mosquitoes. These are most often pink or reddish spots.
2. Allergic reaction. It occurs with violations in the baby's nutrition, contact with provocateurs - dust, fluff, pollen from plants, detergents, and linen. Rashes are reddish spots of irregular shape, accompanied by itching, lethargy or agitation.
3. Infectious diseases:
- chickenpox (chicken pox) - small spots turn into bubbles with liquid, after 2 days crusts form on them;
- rubella - tiny specks of pale pink color, tightly adjacent side by side;
- roseola - a pale pink rash appears after a two-day heat;
- scarlet fever - a small-point rash, passes through 1-1.5 weeks, the disease is accompanied by high fever, tonsillitis;
- measles - the elements appear bright and large, other symptoms - cough, fever, runny nose and pain in the eyes.
Methods for treating a baby rash on a child
General rule: before the doctor’s examination, you should not lubricate the elements with green paint and other coloring agents - this will complicate the diagnosis.
1. Against prickly heat, there is nothing better than cleanliness and hygiene. For the prevention of bites, the child should not be allowed into the places where contact with the insect can occur. To relieve itching, the doctor may recommend special ointments.
2. To eliminate allergic rashes, it is necessary to monitor nutrition and eliminate provoking factors. You can give smect, activated carbon. To reduce itching, the doctor recommends fenistil gel, moisturizers.
3. The variety of diseases corresponds to many prescriptions, so you should certainly consult a doctor. Chickenpox is treated by lubricating the vesicles with brilliant green. It is impossible to remove dried crusts, they must fall away themselves so that there are no scars left.
Against rubella, a child is vaccinated up to a year.
Roseola does not particularly require treatment, eliminate the symptom - fever.
Scarlet fever is a fairly serious disease, the child is hospitalized for treatment.
With measles, the child also goes to the hospital, since complications are possible up to meningoencephalitis.
Rash on the face of a child
The appearance of a rash on the face most often will mean possible problems with the kidneys, intestines, pancreas, kidneys. In any case, consultation with at least a pediatrician is necessary, and he will give, if necessary, a referral to a specialized specialist.
Possible causes of a baby face rash
In newborn babies, rashes on the face can occur due to unbalanced nutrition of the mother during pregnancy. In infancy, a scattering of red spots on the cheeks appears for the same reason: the nurse includes food in the diet that causes such a reaction.
Also, a rash on the face can occur due to large fluctuations in air temperature, an infectious disease. The cause is often also allergies, pathologies of the autonomic nervous system.
Methods of treating a rash on the face of a child
The main recommendation for parents is to consult a doctor, since treatment should begin with the elimination of the cause of the illness.
1. Toxic erythema (in infants during the neonatal period) - dense reddish pimples with vesicles in the center. Passes without a trace after 3-4 days.
2. Allergy - appears on the cheeks with red spots, peeling and slight compaction. If you exclude the forbidden foods from the menu, then the cheeks return to normal.
3. Acne of newborns looks like bright red pimples with pustules in the middle. The rash disappears no later than 2 months after birth.
4. Insect bites look like pink spots, if there is no allergy, they are safe.
The doctor may recommend a gel to relieve itching, with severe redness - an antihistamine.
A rash on the baby’s back
On the back of the child, a rash sometimes appears - red spots, papules, vesicles, sometimes accompanied by severe itching. You cannot engage in self-medication, you should visit a pediatrician and get advice from him.
Possible causes of a baby rash on the back
A common cause is sweating, in which small pimples of a pink or reddish hue appear on the back.
An allergy is provoked not only by food, but also by medicines, clothing or bedding, washing powders and other detergents.
Another group of causes that cause a profuse rash on the back and body is infectious diseases. Some of the ailments are dangerous - scarlet fever, measles, etc.
Methods for treating a rash on a child’s back
Sweating is treated with basic hygiene of the child. You can use special talc.
In case of an allergic reaction, the doctor prescribes antihistamines and hypoallergenic life (all possible provocative factors are excluded).
When purulent vesicles burst, they need to be treated with brilliant green. To prevent re-infection, the healthy skin around acne is treated with alcohol. Self-treatment of infectious diseases can not be carried out. You should definitely visit a doctor, get an appointment and carefully perform it.
A rash on the abdomen in a child
Parents, perhaps, will not remember the whole variety of types of rashes on their stomachs. At the first appearance of even single elements, it is worth contacting a pediatrician for a professional to make a diagnosis.
Possible causes of a baby rash
One of the common causes of rashes on the abdomen in crumbs is an allergy.
In an overheated room, a heat-clad child releases sweat, causing sweating. These pinkish formations can appear in different places on the baby’s body, but quite often the tummy is affected.
Rashes can also be caused by a blood disease, an infectious disease. If small red spots turn into bubbles with liquid, then this is most likely chickenpox. And the concentration of a bright red rash in the lower abdomen may indicate scarlet fever. The appearance of double rashes around the navel indicates scabies.
There are many reasons, only a specialist can make a correct diagnosis. After talking with a pediatrician, you should consult a pediatric dermatologist.
Methods for treating a baby rash on a child
An allergic rash is treated with antihistamines prescribed by a pediatrician.
The treatment of scabies is long and requires pedantry. The disease is highly contagious, therefore the child must be isolated. Things, linen must be boiled, ironed with a very hot iron. The doctor usually prescribes sulfuric ointment to combat parasites that caused rashes, zinc is proposed as a milder option.
In case of sweatshops, careful observance of personal hygiene and compliance with clothing requirements (compliance with ambient temperature and season, cleanliness, type of fabric) helps. Air baths and timely washing, bathing help to get rid of rashes.
Treatment for infectious diseases should be prescribed only by a doctor, it is aimed at eliminating the cause of the disease, after its elimination the rash also disappears as a symptom.
Rash on the feet of a child
A rash on the legs is a very unpleasant condition for the baby, because it is often accompanied by severe itching. The baby behaves uneasily, itches, is nervous. This is fraught with an expansion of the area of the rash, secondary infection, infection.
It is necessary to distract the baby before the arrival of the pediatrician - to read a fairy tale, craft, watch a cartoon.
Possible causes of a rash on the feet of a child
If the rash on the legs is accompanied by fever, cough, lethargy, headache, sore throat and loss of appetite, then we are talking about an infectious disease.
With rashes on the feet, the inner surface of the thigh, especially if pimples go in pairs and are interconnected, a scabies mite lesion will be diagnosed.
After contact with allergens, inhalation, or absorption with food, an allergic rash may occur. The same reaction can cause bites of mosquitoes or other insects.
Due to the very sensitive skin of babies, there is sweating, diaper dermatitis.
Methods for treating a rash on the feet of a child
Rashes due to sweating can be easily eliminated with strict adherence to hygiene rules. You need to go for a walk with the baby, dressing him according to the weather. We need a timely change of diapers, diapers.
When eliminating the causes of infectious and viral diseases, a rash also passes, so you need not to self-medicate, but strictly follow the doctor's prescription. Important: you can not open the bubbles, and if they burst on their own, then they are treated with an antiseptic (alcohol solution).
Rash on the hands of a child
Most often, it is the palms and elbows of the baby that are open to the look, so parents can notice the first danger signals on them.
Possible causes of a rash on the hands of a child
Rashes are possible due to allergic reactions, atopic dermatitis. Usually these are small bubbles, they burst and form crusts. Sometimes these are severely pruritic dry rashes.
With parasitic and viral infections, the rash spreads throughout the body, with rare exceptions. An example is a disease caused by the Coxsackie virus.
If the child rarely washes his hands, then the pollution causes the appearance of pimples on them. A specific case is problems due to stress. A very nervous baby may have a rash on his hands, which is very itchy.
Methods of treating a rash on the hands of a child
Treatment of a rash on the hands is aimed at alleviating or eliminating the symptoms provoked by the rash itself - itching, local inflammation of the skin. The second aspect is the treatment of the disease, due to which a rash appeared.
The list of the most common prescriptions includes antihistamines, various creams or gels with ointments (with antibiotics, hormones, etc.), tablets, injections. Among them are antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, drugs to maintain children's immunity.
Rash on the baby's pope
A rash on the baby's pope happens both often and thickly. This is not necessarily a sign of a serious ailment. This is probably just non-compliance with hygiene and the principles of good nutrition.
Possible causes of a baby rash
Among the causes of rashes on the baby’s butt are often found:
- wet diapers;
- overheating due to excess heat (sweating);
- diaper dermatitis;
- lack of hygiene;
- an allergic reaction or diathesis;
- hemorrhagic rash (with hemorrhagic vasculitis).
Methods for treating a baby rash
By correcting the child’s nutrition, providing him with clean clothes and diapers, strict adherence to hygiene rules can help get rid of crumbs on the ass in most cases.
For other reasons, the doctor should, after clarifying the diagnosis, prescribe treatment. The task of parents is to provide the child with maximum comfort and fulfill all the recommendations of the doctor.
