The baby suddenly had a high fever, but could not find anything wrong, until the skin rash, only to learn that it was a "toddler rash". Although this common disease of young children is easy to treat, the menacing disease always makes parents feel sad.
So today, what exactly is a plate of toddler rashes?
01What is an acute rash in young children?
Acute rash in young children, also known as infantile roseola, although the pathogenesis is not yet clear, it can be clear that this is a viral infectious disease, of which human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) is the most common virus.
Because the immune substances in the child's body are not fully generated, the immune function is not perfect, so it is especially loved by these viruses. It loves to bully babies under 2 years old, and babies 7 to 13 months old are the most vulnerable.
However, this does not mean that the baby can sit back and relax after 2 years old. This is because once infected, the virus will remain in the body for life, and in rare immunosuppressive states, these viruses may also be activated again and then develop the disease. Fortunately, the prognosis of this disease is good, and it is generally only possible to lower the body temperature with antipyretic drugs, and the rash that looks scary does not even need to be treated.
As long as you follow the doctor's advice, it is not terrible when it is demonized.
02 Toddler rash "scare" has a hand
Baby rash is the most famous "paper tiger" in the parenting world, although there is no harm to the baby, but every time the disease will make parents experience a heart pound.
And this is thanks to the scare skills of young children with acute rashes.
Scare tip one: fever
It is reasonable to say that every parenting veteran should not be busy with fever, but it is not enough to show a high fever of 39-40 ° C, which will last for 3-5 days. And fever is not characteristic, as small as a cold, as large as a tumor can make the body temperature bounce back and forth. Such a menacing and long-lasting situation naturally frightens parents to think of a bad place.
Scare tip two: rash
After the fever subsides, the rash spreads widely. The eruption is characterized by a red maculopapular rash, which generally begins in the neck, chest and abdomen within 24 hours, and then spreads to the face, upper limbs and lower limbs, with different degrees of severity, with more rashes on the trunk, waist, and buttocks, and less distribution of the face and elbow knee joints. There is a red halo around the rash, which fades under light pressure, the baby is not itchy, and it will resolve on its own after 2-3 days.
In addition to these two representative diseases, a small number of babies will also feel tired, poor appetite, swollen eyes and face, but in general, the spirit is acceptable, many times parents are anxious to jump to their feet, but the baby still laughs.
03How to take care of acute rash in young children?
Most of the infection routes of acute rash in young children come from relatives, because adults infected with the virus will not get sick, so the infected person itself will not be abnormal, of course, will not deliberately keep a distance from the baby. In a normal family, the baby is the "favorite" of the family, and no one can help but get close to the baby, so they accidentally transmit the virus to the baby.
As a result, acute rashes in young children become difficult to prevent. Although there are almost no sequelae to the baby with acute rash in young children, during the onset of the disease, we still need to give the baby scientific care to make them feel better.
1． General care
Bed rest, pay attention to isolation, do not let the sick child contact the same age baby, to avoid cross infection.
2. Symptomatic care
Physical cooling is used in case of high fever, or infant fever reducers are taken as prescribed by a doctor, the condition is observed and sedatives are taken as prescribed by a doctor to prevent convulsions.
3. Skin protection
Keep the skin clean, do not let the child scratch the rash, so as not to cause infection, do not need to apply medicine on the skin, the rash will resolve on its own, no need to take medication.
4. Prevent dehydration
To avoid fever and cause dehydration, it is necessary to rehydrate the child in small amounts several times to increase the number of urinations and promote the excretion of toxins from the urine.
In short, parents know more about the relevant knowledge, learn to cope scientifically, do a good job in daily nursing, you will find that this "frightening" toddler rash is just a small problem that can be easily coped with.
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