How to treat urticaria in children?

Children are the treasures of the family. Family members usually put a lot of effort into their children’s growth and hope that their children grow up healthy. However, since children have relatively poor immunity, they are easily harmed by diseases, and skin diseases are common diseases that threaten children's health. Nowadays, many children suffer from urticaria. So, how to treat urticaria in children? For the treatment of urticaria, please see the introduction below.

1. Find and eliminate allergens

Treat the disorder causing urticaria. Autoimmune urticaria is difficult to treat, but giving intravenous immune globulin or plasma dialysis can relieve symptoms.

2. Apply anti-itch lotion topically

Such as calamine lotion (with menthol added) or zinc oxide lotion.

3. Medication

(1) Oral antihistamines, such as chlorpheniramine maleate tablets or promethazine hydrochloride; second-generation H1 receptor antagonists have the advantages of good efficacy and no obvious central nervous system inhibitory effect. They can be used for children over 2 years old, such as cetirizine hydrochloride and loratadine, both of which are taken orally once a day. Calcium supplements and vitamin C can reduce the permeability of capillaries and help relieve symptoms. The combination of H2 receptor antagonists (such as cimetidine and ranitidine) and H1 receptor antagonists can treat acute urticaria with obvious abdominal pain. Cyproheptadine can be used to treat chronic or cold urticaria.

(2) For stubborn cases, oral prednisone tablets or intravenous hydrocortisone may be used as appropriate, but it is not a routine medication.

4. Symptomatic treatment

Children with bronchospasm or laryngeal edema can be given a subcutaneous injection of 1:1000 epinephrine solution.

5. Desensitization treatment

For chronic urticaria that is not well responded to conventional drug treatment, corresponding desensitization treatment can be given according to the results of allergen skin tests, which can often achieve certain results.

How to treat urticaria in children? Urticaria has a great impact on children. Children will be distressed, so parents are also very anxious. Therefore, if parents want their children to get rid of urticaria as soon as possible, they need to take their children to a more formal institution as soon as possible, receive timely treatment, and listen carefully to the doctor's treatment suggestions, so that the children can recover as soon as possible.