The rash on the body of the baby is always a concern for his parents. One can not imagine a loving mother who remain indifferent to the appearance of pink spots on the skin remains. Of course, not always such a rash - a sign of a serious disease, it is often just a heat rash in children. But this innocuous at first glance illness should be treated to irritated skin is not inflamed.

Sudamen - what is it?

Sudamen (or more affectionately - potnichkoy) called skin irritation that occurs as a result of sweating and at the same time, slow evaporation of sweat. Thus, the skin for a long time still wet, leading to irritation of the upper layers of the epidermis.

Sudamen can occur at any age, but most often this disease occurs in very young children - infants first year of life. The skin of babies is very delicate, it is easily irritated. But the mechanism of thermoregulation crumbs still underdeveloped, so the children are very easily overheated. His contribution to the development of prickly heat are making as adults, who sometimes are so afraid of catching cold kid that too much of its Kuta.

It is interesting that, according to pediatricians, overheating may even be dangerous for young children than hypothermia. But we can not speak of the child is not possible to explain to parents that it is too hot, and caring adults is not always correctly assess the situation.

If prickly heat rash on the skin bright pink color, reminiscent of fine bubbles. Such bubbles can be spaced apart or be grouped together. Sometimes there are also swollen nodules or reddish sore bubbles with muddy contents.

Favourite places of localization of rashes in children - on the back, buttocks and skin folds, such as mezhyagodichnoy, or in the armpits. However, a rash may appear on any of the closed areas of the skin. For example, sudamen sometimes located in the head area by a cap.

If you do not cure prickly heat, and the skin continues to overheat, it is possible inflammation of the elements of the rash. Some vesicles and nodules merge in a bright pink moist inflamed lesions, located in the folds of the skin. In frail children may be complicated by heat rash pustular skin diseases Pustular skin diseases - it is difficult to get rid of hard to live .

Three types of prickly heat

Experts distinguish between three options for prickly heat: red, papular and crystalline. For the red varieties are characterized by a rash of small red nodules and vesicles with serous content opaque. Each element is surrounded by a red rash, sore whisk. Typically, the individual nodules and vesicles do not fuse together. For red prickly heat characteristic severe itching of the skin, growing at higher temperatures. This kind of disease can occur in both adults and children.

Crystal sudamen usually occurs in newborns. The rash is localized mostly in the upper body, the neck and the face. Eruptions are pearly white bubbles 1-2 mm in diameter. These bubbles burst during several days (and sometimes several hours), leaving a peeling.

Sudamen papular rash looks like a flesh-colored with a diameter of 3 mm. These rashes can occur on the trunk and extremities. Papular sudamen is most common in hot and humid climates.

Diagnosis of prickly heat Sudamen - a protective reaction of the organism   usually not difficult for experts: an experienced doctor at a glance to distinguish the characteristic rash of this disease from other types of skin rashes. But the child to the doctor all the same it is necessary: ​​do not self-medicate.

Treatment for prickly heat

Except in particular for the treatment of advanced cases of prickly heat is not required no expensive drugs or complicated procedures. In most cases, it is enough simply to reduce the factors that lead to overheat. This means that you must cease to coddle the kid out of fear of his cold.

Very useful for prickly heat air baths. It is desirable as often as possible to ensure access of air to the skin of the baby. It is better to give up the clothes of synthetic fabric and disposable diapers used only in cases where without them can not be, for example, while sleeping Dreams: how to understand our dreams . All the rest of the time is better to use absorbent bed sheet that does not impede airflow to the irritated skin.

It is important and hygiene. Toddler necessary to bathe every day to an infected skin does not become infected. Water should not be hot - it is best if it is the same temperature as the body of a child, or slightly cooler. In the water for bathing children with sudamen is recommended to add a string or an infusion of oak bark is effective as very weak (pale pink) solution of potassium permanganate.

After water procedures dried skin gently, without rubbing. Areas with a rash should be treated with ten percent solution of tincture of calendula Calendula tincture: for health and beauty   or a one percent solution of salicylic alcohol. The doctor also may prescribe specific solutions for the treatment of damaged skin and ointments for her speedy recovery.

Preventive measures

Prevention prickly heat boils down to careful hygiene and eliminate overheating. According to pediatricians, children do not get sick from too light clothing and immobility of the street. Thus, parents who are too warm baby clothes, have a disservice: a large amount of clothing does not give the child to be active, difficult movement. The result is predictable - crumbs threaten cold and prickly heat.

Overheating must be avoided and at home. In addition, it is necessary to monitor the purity of the skin of the child: regular baths are required. Do not skimp on disposable diapers: they must be changed often enough, not allowing them to get wet.

Maria Bykov

Quite often, parents are faced with the problem of rashes in children. The rash on the body of the child does not always mean that there is any disease. In childhood may develop an allergy or irritation when exposed to skin irritants. In such a situation, while eliminating exposure to irritating factor cutaneous manifestations spontaneously pass. Another tactic is required in the case of detection of the disease, since the rash often accompanied by pathological changes of the internal organs.

Rash due to viral diseases

In children with frequent acute infectious diseases. A red rash on the body of a child is one of the clinical manifestations of chickenpox Chickenpox: painful, but not dangerous   or chicken pox. This disease is most characteristic of the pre-school and primary school children, while in adults and in children under two months, it is less common. There certain seasons, the peak incidence occurs in autumn-winter period.

A sick person is potentially dangerous to others (or infectious) only during the incubation period and during the onset of the rash. Initially, the disease appears small nodule or small spots, which later turns into a bubble. Around the bubble there is a section of redness, flushing. Within days, the bubble bursts, after which there is a crust without scarring. A characteristic feature is the simultaneous presence on the skin skin elements at different stages of development. Always remember about a possible atypical variant of the disease.

Small rashes on the body of the child may be at rubella Rubella - it is better to be vaccinated . At first, the rash is localized only on the face, a few days later it attacks the body, of course. The period of one week before and several days after the appearance of a rash on the body is considered incubation period. The most dangerous is if the woman is infected in the first months of pregnancy. Fetus can develop defects incompatible with life, so you should avoid contact with the sick person, to carry out preventive measures.

Skin manifestations of allergies in children

In infants often develop an allergic reaction, a manifestation of which is diverse. As various allergen substances may act, for example:

• food items
• medications
• Animals, insects
• plants (especially during flowering)
• cold (cold allergy)

The rash on the body allergic accompanied by intense itching. It is considered one of the hallmarks of the disease. In some cases, along with rashes on the body of a child can be found blisters filled with clear content. Blisters should not try to open yourself for a short time, they opened spontaneously, leaving no scarring on the skin.

Largely allergy in infants depends on the power mother who is breastfeeding. Even if a child has a rash, you should not immediately abandon breastfeeding, translated into artificial mixture, suggesting that the cause of the allergy is intolerance to the protein. Child primarily responds to protein which comes from food lactating mothers, but not to the actual breast milk. Introduction of the mixture can lead to aggravation of allergy due to their contained cow's milk.

What measures should be taken with the appearance of the rash

Leather grudnichka has its own characteristics, it is quite thin and is easily vulnerable. Strongly recommended to wipe items rashes different liquids containing alcohol. The same recommendation applies to the popular potassium permanganate (or potassium permanganate). This is due to the negative impact point of these fluids to the skin effect of causing excessive dryness. For a child it is necessary to organize proper care. Bathe grudnichka can only boiled water. Get rid of the cutaneous manifestations of help baths with herbs. The effectiveness of these measures is justified only in the absence of skin disorders associated with the action of pathogenic bacteria or viruses.

Also, parents should not start treatment independently, handle rash healing ointments without prior medical examination. Any ointment applied to the skin can alter the clinical picture of the disease, which entails difficulty in the diagnosis. No need to sprinkle a rash powder or baby care products for the skin. Sometimes a rash on the body The rash on the body: the conclusions only after consultation with a doctor   grudnichka develops as a result of overheating of the child.

In the room where the child should be a certain temperature and humidity. If you keep these settings, for example, the temperature is between 18-21 degrees and humidity around 70%, it is considered not only preventive and curative interventions. The room should be aired regularly. Eruptions on the skin can be treated with special wipes or baby lotion, to avoid irritating effect on the skin of other funds.

The need for special treatment is required in the case of scars of infectious diseases, parasitic and other diseases. If an allergic rash character bears no danger to people surrounding the child, in the case of infectious diseases, it is important to begin treatment in a timely manner to prevent infection at the time of incubation. The majority of childhood infections is airborne transmission, so it is important to comply with the hygiene requirements.

Marina Solovyov