How to care for roseola infantum?

Roseola infantum is a well-known disease, also known as infantile roseola. Patients will have symptoms of fever, and sometimes the fever is severe. The baby's body temperature may exceed 40°C, and convulsions will occur. In addition, the baby will also have symptoms such as eyelid edema and diarrhea. Therefore, timely treatment is needed, and the following care measures should be mastered.

1. Pay attention to reducing your baby's fever.

When the fever is high, you can use physical cooling methods to reduce the temperature by giving your baby a warm bath or wiping the body with warm water. Appropriate use of antipyretic drugs for infants and young children containing "paracetamol" or "ibuprofen" ingredients. Once convulsions occur, sodium phenobarbital or chloral hydrate should be given, and appropriate fluid replacement can be given. Bromide and phenobarbital are prone to cause rash and should be avoided at this time to reduce diagnostic difficulties. In addition, alcohol baths can easily irritate the delicate skin of children, and it is difficult to distinguish between skin redness and rashes, so it is recommended to use them less.

2. Try to avoid outdoor activities as much as possible.

It is best to let the child rest in bed more. The room should be quiet and comfortable, the air should be fresh and circulated, and the quilt should not be too thick or too many to avoid internal heat.

3. Keep your skin clean and hygienic.

You can give your baby warm water baths frequently, wipe off the sweat on the child's body in time, and avoid drafts to prevent the baby from catching a cold. This can also prevent the baby with the rash from getting infected. Avoid scrubbing the rash with alkaline soaps. Do not let your child scratch the rash as this may break the skin and cause infection. Also, do not apply medicine randomly and try not to irritate the skin.

4. The diet should be light and easy to digest.

If the child has been weaned, liquid or semi-liquid food can be given. Encourage children to eat small amounts of easily digestible foods such as milk, rice soup, soy milk, porridge and noodles to maintain their physical strength. It is not recommended to drink sweetened water with high sugar content, as the baby’s appetite is poor at this time and it will affect the baby’s appetite. The toxins in the body are excreted faster through sweating, urination and defecation.

5. Drink more water.

In order to prevent children from dehydration due to fever and promote the excretion of viruses and toxins in the blood, give them more warm water or light fruit juice. This will not only increase their vitamin intake but also facilitate sweating and urination, promoting the excretion of toxins from the urine.

6. Supplement vitamins.

Appropriate supplementation of B vitamins and vitamin C under the guidance of a doctor can help alleviate the condition.

7. Pay attention to isolation.

Avoid cross infection and prevent the spread of roseola infantum.

8. Comfort your baby.

At this time, some babies may be very dependent on their mothers and hope to stay in their mother's arms all the time. This may be a psychological need of the baby caused by the disease. Therefore, mothers should try their best to meet the psychological needs of their babies, which will also be beneficial to the parent-child relationship.