What to do if blisters grow on children's legs

If a child has blisters on his legs, parents will definitely be very worried and don’t know what to do. In fact, parents don’t need to worry too much when blisters appear on children’s legs. As long as they are treated properly, they are generally not a big deal. Below we will introduce to you what to do if blisters appear on children’s legs. Friends who want to know more relevant knowledge can take a look.

What should you do if your child gets blisters on his legs? First of all, you need to confirm the cause. For children, there are many reasons for blisters on the legs. After excluding some causes of scalds and burns, the possibility of herpes cannot be ruled out. The most common one is chickenpox. So this is not the time to deal with it privately. You should take your child to the doctor for examination in time and treat it after the cause is confirmed.

Generally, if accompanied by fever, the possibility of chickenpox is relatively high. It is recommended to go to the pediatric department for examination. A routine blood test can be done to clarify the cause. If it is chickenpox, because chickenpox is caused by a viral infection, it can be treated with antiviral drugs such as acyclovir. Generally, chickenpox will have a low fever. If it is not serious, no treatment is required. The fever will subside after the chickenpox disappears.

If the blisters are itchy, you can apply calamine lotion topically to the child. If the blisters are broken, you can apply 1% gentian violet. If infection occurs, you can use tetracycline ointment topically. You can also choose to take Chinese herbal decoction for treatment. Boil 12 grams of honeysuckle and 3 grams of licorice together in water and take it for three days.

Antiviral drug treatment should be adopted as early as possible for patients with disseminated varicella in immunocompromised patients, neonatal varicella or varicella pneumonia, encephalitis and other severe cases. Ganciclovir is currently the first choice antiviral drug for the treatment of varicella-zoster, but it is more effective if used within 24 hours of onset. Or add interferon-a to inhibit viral replication, prevent viral spread, promote skin lesion healing, accelerate disease recovery, and reduce mortality.

The above is an introduction on what to do if blisters appear on children’s legs. From the above introduction, we can know that many situations may cause blisters on children's legs. Therefore, the first thing parents should do is to clarify the reasons why blisters on children's legs appear so that they can provide symptomatic treatment. Generally speaking, blisters on children's legs are mainly caused by chickenpox, so parents must pay attention to it to avoid affecting the treatment of the disease.