На тельце ребенка вы обнаружили множество мелких bubbles? Know that it can be prickly heat - a common and common disease in children. It occurs more often in the summer, when it is hot and dry outside, and the child is dressed in blouses and hats, not according to the weather. The kid is sweating, and under the influence of clothes soaked with sweat, the skin is irritated. We will understand how to prevent chickpea and discuss what the treatment is.
There is prickly heat - the first symptoms
As already mentioned, prickly heat manifests itself in the formsmall bubbles on the skin. Bubbles are filled with liquid. They cause anxiety, skin irritation and itching. Often, prickly heat appears on the neck, armpits, legs and on the inside of the folds. May occur on the tummy, chest and buttocks. After a while the bubbles begin to burst, the liquid flows out. This gives the child discomfort and a burning sensation, itching. The opened bubbles turn into flaky areas on the skin. There are several types of this skin disease: crystalline (ordinary) prickly heat, red, yellow and white. It cannot be said that such an attack happens only with small children. There is prickly heat in adults. Photos of how the skin of a person with this disease looks can be found in specialized publications. We suggest to talk about how to be treated, if small bubbles appear on the body with a transparent or white liquid inside.
Treat correctly
So, treatment of prickly heat in a child and in an adult.the same. To begin with, limit contact with water. This is especially true of children. Of course, it is not necessary to exclude all water procedures relating to personal hygiene. It is very important that the prickly heat dries out and blows air. Periodically, the affected areas of the body should be cleaned, for example, with a 1% solution of boric acid or calendula tincture. If you are going to bathe the baby, then in the bath you need to add infusions of herbs: chamomile, calendula. Oak bark also helps make treating acne in a child much more efficiently. After contact with water, the entire body should be wiped dry with a soft towel. In addition, dermatologists advise the use of baby powder. It will not only help dry the skin, but also ease the discomfort of the crumbs. But various creams to treat prickly heat in a child or an adult is not recommended. The cream nourishes and moisturizes the skin, and also creates on its surface the thinnest film that prevents wounds from drying out in a natural way.
How to prevent the appearance of prickly heatThat it was not necessary to carry out treatment of prickly heat inchild should follow a few rules. First, you need to wear a child for the weather. He should not be hot. Secondly, clothing should be made from natural materials. Wear on the baby is not tight blouses and pants, and loose. Thirdly, after each water procedure, wipe the skin of the child dry. Especially if after that you are going to wear a diaper.
The conclusion suggests itself
If you follow these three guidelines, thenyou and your child are not threatened. But if suddenly you or your baby have these skin diseases, then you should not postpone treatment and wait for everything to go away by itself. Take action.