What causes blisters on children's legs?

Children can be said to be the hope of the entire family. However, many parents will always feel particularly distressed once their children become ill during the process of taking care of them, which will cause them to be flustered and not know what to do when their children have problems. Among them, blisters on children's legs is a symptom encountered by many parents. Often, many careless parents will blindly apply some ointments to their babies. This is irresponsible to the health of their children. We must grasp the causes and treat them in time. Let's understand what is going on with blisters on children's legs.

What causes blisters on children's legs?

Chickenpox is an acute infectious disease caused by primary infection with the varicella-zoster virus. The infection rate is high. It mainly occurs in infants and young children, and is characterized by fever and the appearance of large numbers of systemic red maculopapular rashes, blisters, and scabs. It is more common in winter and spring. It is highly contagious and can be transmitted through contact or droplets. The incidence rate in susceptible children can reach over 95%, and it is more common in preschool children. The clinical characteristics are the appearance of maculopapular rashes, blisters and crusts in batches on the skin and mucous membranes, and the presence of rashes in different stages at the same time. The disease is a self-limiting disease, and the patient can obtain lifelong immunity after the disease. However, the infection may recur after many years and cause shingles.

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The child should be isolated early until all the rashes have crusted over. Children who have been in contact with chickenpox should be isolated and observed for 3 weeks. There is no specific treatment for this disease. The main treatment is symptomatic treatment to prevent secondary skin infection, keep it clean and avoid itching. Strengthen care to prevent secondary infection. Actively isolate patients to prevent infection.

Isolate early until the rash is completely crusted and dry. Local treatment is mainly to relieve itching and prevent infection. Calamine lotion can be applied externally. If herpes ruptures or secondary infection occurs, 1% gentian violet or antibiotic ointment can be applied externally. Antibiotics can be used when the systemic symptoms of secondary infection are severe. Avoid using corticosteroids to prevent the spread and aggravation of chickenpox.

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 to what causes blisters on children's legs. After understanding this, when you encounter such symptoms again, parents must take their babies to the hospital for examination to see if the child has chickenpox. In addition, when taking care of the baby, you must not let the baby scratch with his hands. You must ensure that the hands are clean. When necessary, give the baby medication under the guidance of a doctor.