Dermatitis in young children comes from an unexpected cause

More than 90% of dermatitis cases in young children are due to outside attack by bacteria. However, few people know that weak skin resistance is the main cause of that condition.

Dermatitis is a common childhood disease and causes many unpleasant symptoms such as itching, pain, redness, and flaking. However, how to protect the baby's skin is a problem that makes many parents a headache because, unlike adult skin, baby's skin is extremely weak and fragile.

If your baby is falling into this situation, surely the following sharing of aFamilyToday Health will help you a lot.

Is dermatitis in children dangerous?

Dermatitis is a general term for the skin's reaction to external factors. In children, according to statistics, these diseases are often related to atopic atopic sites. Dermatitis is a fairly common, non-infectious disease that is often categorized into several different categories. Therefore, you need to distinguish the basic types of dermatitis that are common in young children to have the right intervention:

Atopic dermatitis (eczema): a chronic skin disease that is usually not contagious. The rate of children infected with this disease is from 10 to 20%. The characteristic symptom of the disease is red skin, an itchy rash (mainly in the inner folds of the elbows, behind the knees, the front of the neck), which can ooze and scab when scratched.

Purulent dermatitis: is a common form of dermatitis in infants and young children with the characteristic symptom of pustules on the skin, concentrated mainly on bristly and sweaty areas such as skin folds. , pores. The disease thrives in the summer, hot weather makes the baby's body sweat a lot, creating conditions for bacteria and viruses to develop.

Contact dermatitis: Skin rashes in areas exposed to irritants such as soap and essential oils. These rashes are often itchy, red, and can sometimes form blisters.

According to experts, dermatitis in young children is not a dangerous disease if you know how to care and treat, but if not treated properly, the disease can worsen and cause many dangerous complications.

Slow growth: Symptoms of dermatitis can make babies tired, irritable, and lead to fussy crying, not eating, and sleeplessness. Over time, the child's body will not be provided with enough nutrition, leading to weight loss and slow growth.

Infection: If not paying attention to hygiene, improper cleaning or not paying attention to causing children to scratch the damaged skin, the inflammation will become infected, more serious can lead to blood infection and lead to dead.

Molluscum contagiosum: Viruses get into wounds and create molluscum contagiosum. If you encounter this condition, you need to seek immediate medical attention because this is a complication with a very high risk of death.

The cause of dermatitis is not expected by parents

The skin is the body's largest organ and is the first place in contact with the outside environment, so it is not difficult to understand that the skin becomes the ideal "local" for harmful bacteria to attack and live. According to research, per square centimeter of skin surface has about 1 million bacteria reside and are trying to penetrate the body every day.

To combat this powerful bacterial "legion", the skin has been equipped with an extremely excellent "armor", called "skin resistance" (skin resistance). Skin resistance is the skin's ability to self-protect, self-repair against the effects of the external environment; is a natural mechanism of the immune system to protect the body from pathogenic bacteria. However, in children, this skin resistance mechanism is weaker than in adults.

In addition, many parents do not know how to properly clean their children. Therefore, the baby's skin is easily attacked by harmful bacteria and causes dermatitis.

The skin in the diaper area such as the buttocks, groin, and genitals is a frequent "victim" of this disease. Because when you wear diapers for a long time, especially when your baby poop or pee without your knowledge, harmful bacteria from the feces and urine will enter the skin causing dermatitis. In addition, young children can get dermatitis due to rough diapers or clothing, rubbing on the skin leads to scratches, which will cause skin inflammation for a long time.

How to cure young children with dermatitis

If your baby shows signs of dermatitis in children, you should bring your child to the hospital to be examined and diagnosed correctly about the type of dermatitis that the child is suffering from and have appropriate treatment. After diagnosis, depending on the child's condition, the doctor may prescribe some of the following drugs:

Topical corticosteroid cream: Apply 2 times a day to damaged skin. Apply for up to 10 days and not be overused as this cream can cause a number of complications such as changes in pigmentation, stretch marks and thinning of the skin.

Anti-itch antihistamines: Often used at night before bed because they can make babies sleepy.

Antibiotics: Use when a child has an infection, pustules, oozing or blood. Antibiotics should be used according to the instructions of the doctor about dosage and method of use.

Immune-regulating medications: This method is used when other medications are ineffective. The drug can cause some unwanted side effects. Therefore, you need to talk carefully with your doctor to prevent adverse reactions.

In addition to giving the medicine to your child according to the instructions of the doctor, you also need to pay attention to the skin care for the baby for the best treatment:

Bathing properly: Clean baby's body regularly, bathe within 10-15 minutes with moderately warm water, do not bathe too hot because hot water can cause skin irritation. After bathing, dry the baby with a soft cloth, do not rub to damage the skin.

Moisturizing: Moisturizing is very important in the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases. You should apply moisturizer to your baby after bathing or after applying medications to help the skin absorb nutrients better. However, you need to consult your pediatrician in choosing the right moisturizer for your baby.

Prevention with simple measures

Here are some simple tips to try to prevent dermatitis in children:

Clean young skin every day with suitable shower gel products, capable of removing dirt, limiting the overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria on the skin, and can be combined with skin resistance to protect the body from pathogenic bacteria in the best way.

Dress your child in soft, breathable material. Avoid wool or rough fabrics as they can irritate your baby's skin.

Change diapers often, about 2-3 hours / time or when the diaper is full or immediately after the baby poop. In particular, you should not let your child wear diapers with feces or too much urine for too long. Note, you use a soft cloth moistened with warm, clean water to dry the groin area, buttocks after your baby defecates or pee.

Avoid letting your baby come into contact with allergens such as wool, chemicals, pollen, pet hair….

Avoid scratching the skin by regularly cutting children's nails to limit scratching, scratching and damage to the skin. Scratching the skin can increase the risk of skin infections.

Use an air humidifier to reduce the problem of dry skin.

Building a nutritious diet, feeding children plenty of green vegetables, fruits, drinking plenty of water to increase the body's resistance in general and skin resistance in particular.

Through the above sharing, hope you have some more useful information about dermatitis in children. Weak skin resistance is one of the main causes of skin diseases, so pay more attention to skin care and skin resistance care for your baby.