Red skin on child

We all know that when babies grow and develop, they will encounter some allergens or other. Moreover, some babies will have symptoms of one kind or another after experiencing some allergies. For example, the skin will turn red in patches, which will cause great distress and worry to parents. So let us take a look at this situation below!

1. Urticaria is a common allergic skin disease. When exposed to allergens, red patches of various shapes and sizes will appear in unspecified parts of the body. These patches will become itchy. Urticaria can be divided into acute and chronic. Acute urticaria is a temporary allergic reaction. As long as it is treated according to the doctor's instructions, most cases can be cured within a few days. Chronic urticaria continues to recur for months to years, and the body constitution becomes extremely sensitive. Common triggers of urticaria: food, drugs, infection, physical factors, inhalants, and topical products. 80% of urticaria is hereditary. The easiest way to avoid allergies is to stay away from allergens.

2. Children's urticaria (infant type): Children's urticaria is mostly caused by allergic reactions. The most common suspected causes are first food and second infection. The causes of urticaria vary depending on age and diet. For example, if infants are mainly fed with breast milk, milk, and dairy products, the causes of urticaria are mostly related to additives in milk and dairy products.

When infants and young children start to eat complementary foods, eggs, meat floss, fish floss, fruit juice, vegetables and fruits can all become causes of allergies. Preschool and school-age children often like to eat snacks, and there are more types of snacks and regular meals, so the chance of food allergies increases. Foods such as fruits, fish, crabs, shrimps, peanuts, eggs, strawberries, apples, plums, citrus, various cold drinks, beverages, chocolate, etc. may all be causes of allergies.

Children aged 2-6 lack self-control and are often easily bitten by insects or come into contact with pollen, dust, mites and the fur of pets such as cats and dogs when they go outdoors, in the wild, in the bushes, or under street lights in the evening, all of which can easily become causes of allergies. Children in childhood and early childhood have low resistance and are prone to various infections. Therefore, diseases such as purulent tonsillitis, pharyngitis, enteritis, upper respiratory tract infections, etc. can become the triggering factors of urticaria all year round. Older children and adolescents are more likely to be allergic to drugs, especially penicillin, and develop urticaria.

Children's urticaria is mostly allergic urticaria. If desensitization is not carried out early to completely change the allergic constitution, it is easy to develop complications such as allergic eczema, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis and other allergic symptoms, which should be given enough attention.