Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Children prickly heat


Children prickly heat is due to the infant itself metabolism, easy to sweat, sweat once a long time immersed skin, it will clog sweat glands, inflammatory response, then itching, burning a small prickly heat will "come out."
Symptoms: prickly heat usually appear in the child's face, neck, shoulder, elbow fossa, groin, armpits and other parts.
Prevention: Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center dermatologist Dr. Zhang Jintao suggested that focus on prevention prickly heat, dry cleaning is the "magic." Summer is the most important do not give children too much to wear, well-ventilated room, reduce the room temperature, the children wear cotton clothes absorb sweat and keep the skin clean and dry can prevent or reduce the incidence of heat rash.
Treatment: Of course, the baby is already covered with prickly heat, do not be too nervous. Zhang Tao said, first to the baby nails, to avoid the baby because of prickly heat itching and scratching the skin, causing skin infections. Then apply calamine lotion to the baby (to be referred to a dermatologist prickly heat water), with the convergence of this medicine, sweat, cool and so on, have more effect on prickly heat, it is also possible to use blister Day 1 ( a traditional Chinese medicine lotion), since the heat, dampness, hot weather can also be diluted into the bath prevent prickly heat.

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