Grandma Bao, my son is only 5 months old, and some time ago some red rash suddenly grew on the top of his head. The community hospital prescribed some rubbing medicine, and after wiping for a period of time, not only was it useless, the scope of the red rash was larger, and yellow scabs appeared. Later, I went to the children's hospital and was examined and said I had tinea capitis. But no one in my family has this disease? How can a child get this when he is so young? Is there a way to prevent it? What if I do it again next time?
This is a message from a treasure mother. Because tinea cephalicis is not seen a lot now, many mothers see less, which will affect judgment. So how did tinea cephalonis come about and what effects will it have on children? Can it be prevented?
Ringworm is a skin disease caused by a fungal infection and is a chronic infectious disease. Tinea cephaloni is caused by fungal infection of the scalp and hair, including vitiligo, yellow ringworm, black spot ringworm and ringworm, most often appearing in children.
There are three main sources of infection of tinea cephalics: animal origin, human origin, and other contacts in life.
Currently, the vast majority of children on the mainland get infected with ringworm head when they come into contact with sick people or animals. Especially now more and more families have pets, if the pets in the family suffer from ringworm, it is easy to cause children to be infected with tinea capitis.
At the beginning of the article, the child of the mother was because there was a dog at home, and the dog was infected with ringworm outside, and then infected the child.
Tinea cephalics is highly contagious and harmful to children.
First of all, the protection of tinea cephalics is not in place, it is easy to spread to family or friends, and it will also hurt the hair follicles of the scalp, causing large pieces of hair to fall out.
Secondly, tinea cephalics are generally accompanied by itching. After the disease, the scalp will appear a lot of gray scales or yellow scab, and the itching will be unbearable. Children will involuntarily scratch, but scratching will cause redness, swelling, pain, and possibly even suppuration, causing cross-infection, aggravating the condition.
When the disease is severe, the hair will also appear odorous, and even form what people often call "diarrhea", which has a very big impact on the appearance of the child.
Tinea cephaloni can also spread to other parts of the body, causing ulcers. If tinea cephalic is not treated in time, the fungus can still spread, and the course of the disease can be as long as months or even years.
Therefore, once the child suffers from tinea capitis, it is necessary to actively treat it.
Tinea cephalic invasion to the root of the hair follicle damage, the site is relatively deep, relying solely on topical drugs can not be radical treatment, need to cooperate with oral antifungal drugs for treatment, the course of treatment is relatively long, need to go to the dermatology department of a regular hospital.
The traditional method recommended by mainland mycologists includes the five steps of "taking, rubbing, shaving, washing, and eliminating".
Specifically, it includes: taking antifungal drugs in sufficient quantities, carefully rubbing antifungal ointments, shaving your head as much as possible, washing your hair frequently with fungicidal drugs and disinfecting haircuts and grooming tools, as well as pillow towels, bedding and other daily necessities that may contaminate.
First, cut off the route of transmission
Necessary isolation measures should be taken for children to avoid transmission to others. Then, the children's household items should be sun-dried or disinfected, and the hair, scales and scabs that fall off should be burned.
Second, it is necessary to consolidate treatment to avoid recurrence
Tinea cephalus is easy to recur, so after the symptoms disappear after professional treatment, the child still needs to follow the doctor's instructions to continue treatment for a period of time, and the items that are usually exposed and used still need to be sunburned or disinfected, while avoiding re-contact with the source of infection.
Third, protect people who are susceptible to infection
For people who are prone to infection at home, especially children and people with low immunity, it is necessary to strengthen protection, develop good hygiene habits, pay more attention to skin changes, and seek medical treatment in time when the situation is found.
Fourth, pets at home should avoid contracting tinea capitis
Before raising pets, it is necessary to go to a professional pet hospital for sterilization examination and treatment, and pets need to undergo regular fungal examinations, especially during the pet hair removal period.
Fifth, we must do a good job in early prevention
Avoid contact with people or animals with ringworm in your life and avoid infection. If you need to go out to stay in a hotel, be careful not to use the towels, bath towels, washbasins, etc. provided by the hotel, prepare your own use from home in advance, and do not take a bath in the public bath.
Sixth, develop good living habits and improve immunity
Try not to eat spicy foods and irritating foods, pay attention to going to bed early and getting up early to develop healthy work and rest habits, and actively exercise to improve the body's immunity.