Baby's eczema and prickly heat are different. What are the differences between them?

Some treasure moms were waiting for me in the shade. Xinxin's mom asked me anxiously,' Do you think that is eczema or prickly heat on my Xinxin's neck and arm? Xinxin always wants to catch it. It's probably itchy. I give her prickly heat powder in the bath every day. It shouldn't be prickly heat.'

the mother who is making noise nearby is also puzzled.' The noise is a little fat and sweaty, and the rash on her arm is thought to be a rash, but she can't get better after putting something on it.' Several treasure moms said that eczema and prickly heat are really alike, and it is difficult for everyone to know clearly.

Indeed, I have met many treasure moms who said that eczema and miliaria can't be distinguished. Today, let's distinguish eczema and miliaria according to several aspects. First, how to distinguish eczema from prickly heat?

1. Differentiate according to seasons

Rash is easy to occur in hot and humid environment, so it usually occurs in summer.

eczema can happen all year round.

2. Differentiate according to the causes

Rash is common in summer, but it also occurs in other seasons, such as muggy environment. After sweating, sweat stays on the skin surface, which is not easy to evaporate, resulting in heat rash after skin irritation and pustules after secondary infection.

Eczema is a common skin disease in infants and young children, which mostly occurs in -2 years old babies, and more than 5% babies will get better after 5 years old. For unknown reasons, the main skin barrier dysfunction leads to the loss of skin moisture and the invasion of external irritants, allergens and germs.

3. Differentiate according to symptoms

The prickly heat is common on the head, face, neck and trunk, with dense granular papules protruding from the skin surface, which feel grainy, and sometimes appear as superficial small blisters or pustules with a needle-shaped shape, so some people will classify the prickly heat into red prickly heat and purulent prickly heat according to these characteristics.

eczema usually grows on both sides of the baby's face, neck, eyebrows, scalp and other parts, and in severe cases, it also appears on the trunk and limbs. When you touch dry skin with your fingers, you will touch a small white pimple, which is like touching the skin on sandpaper. Second, the care of prickly heat

1. Keep the room cool and ventilated, so that the baby can sweat less.

2. Dress the baby in loose cotton clothes, not too close-fitting clothes.

3. When the baby sweats, dry it in time and take a bath frequently. The water temperature should not be too high.

4. Don't use prickly heat powder after the baby takes a bath. It is easy to block sweat glands and aggravate prickly heat.

5. You can apply calamine lotion to the affected area, or you can apply some ice to the child, that is, wrap the ice cubes in a towel and put them on the prickly heat, but don't exceed 15 minutes at a time to avoid frostbite.

6. When the child is very itchy, cetirizine drops can be used orally or externally with the most inefficient topical hormone ointment under the guidance of a doctor.

7. Be careful not to let the baby scratch the skin. If the baby has serious skin problems such as pustules and herpes, it is recommended to go to the hospital to avoid more serious consequences after ulceration.

8. Erythromycin ointment or Baiduobang can be used in the case of abscess, which is helpful for the disappearance of miliaria. Third, the care of eczema

1. The baby must not wear too much clothes. Many mothers will find that eczema is easy to recur in case of overheating.

2. It is best to choose cotton clothes for the baby's clothes from the inside out, and cotton products are also selected for the baby's sheets and quilts.

3. The bath water of eczema baby should not be too hot, and the time should not be too long. It is best to take a bath for no more than 15 minutes. Do not use irritating toiletries, and wipe skin care products in time after bathing. Use it within 5 minutes after the baby takes a bath, and use moisturizer when the skin is hydrated to keep more moisture.

Use moisturizing cream in sufficient amount and regularly. Infants with eczema should be applied at least twice a day. If the skin is found to be dry, use it as often as possible.

4. If eczema is serious, you should take medicine under the guidance of a doctor, and you should use hormone ointment in time to avoid delaying treatment.

In addition to the common types mentioned above, there are infectious diseases such as measles, rubella, chickenpox, allergies, etc. When the baby has a rash, it is the best policy to send the child to the hospital quickly if he can't judge for himself.