How to care for erythrasma in babies

Red ringworm on babies is a headache for many parents. They give their children medicine and apply ointment every day, but there is no improvement, and they are very anxious. In fact, when treating red ringworm on children, special attention should be paid to care methods, so that the treatment effect can be more obvious. Let us learn about how to care for red ringworm on babies? I hope parents can understand.

Dermatophyte disease is an inflammatory disease of the skin caused by infection of dermatophytes (fungi). The fungus eats keratin on the surface of the skin and uses it as nutrition. Initially, blisters or papules will appear, gradually spreading from the center to the surrounding areas at equal distances, in a ring or semi-ring shape with clear boundaries, mild in the middle, and a tendency to heal on its own, commonly known as "ringworm".

Dermatophytes prefer warm and humid environments, so this type of dermatophyte disease is more common in southern my country, with spring and summer being the peak seasons. In medicine, dermatophytes are divided into tinea capitis, tinea pedis, tinea manuum, tinea corporis and tinea unguium according to the different parts of the body invaded by dermatophytes.

The most characteristic difference between dermatitis eczema and ringworm is that the former occurs in large areas with unclear boundaries, while the latter is very small, ring-shaped, and has clear boundaries.

Here are some things to keep in mind when caring for a baby with eczema:

1. Avoid contact of irritating substances with the skin. Do not wash the affected area with alkaline soap or overly hot water. Do not apply cosmetics or any oils.

2. The room temperature should not be too high, otherwise it will aggravate the itching of eczema. Wear loose-fitting clothes, preferably made of pure cotton.

3. Breastfeeding can prevent eczema caused by allergy to foreign proteins caused by milk feeding.

4. During the period of infant eczema, do not vaccinate against smallpox (smallpox has disappeared and smallpox vaccination is no longer used), and do not come into contact with people with herpes simplex to avoid herpes.

To treat infant eczema, the medicinal recipe is chrysanthemum tea: two cents of chrysanthemum, brew with boiling water and drink, it can clear away heat, disperse wind and detoxify. Honeysuckle tea: Boil five cents of honeysuckle in water, add appropriate amount of sugar and drink it. It can clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and pain, and eliminate sores.

Lotus Leaf Porridge: Use one or two taels of polished japonica rice to cook the porridge in the usual way. When the porridge is almost cooked, take a fresh lotus leaf, wash it, and cover the porridge. Simmer for a while, then remove the lotus leaf. When the porridge turns light green, mix it evenly. Add a little sugar when eating to clear away summer heat and promote diuresis.

Job's tears porridge: Cook one or two ounces of job's tears into porridge in the usual way. After the rice is cooked, add a little starch and cook for a while. Then add a small amount of sugar and osmanthus and mix well before eating. It has the effect of clearing away heat and dampness, strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach. Artemisia capillaris and tangerine peel tea: boil three grams of Artemisia capillaris and tangerine peel in water and drink it. You can add a little sugar. It helps to clear away heat and dampness, regulate qi, strengthen the spleen and dry dampness. Treatment of baby eczema, Chinese medicine prescription

How to care for erythrasma in babies? After reading the above explanation, parents must have taken note. In life, in addition to drug treatment, parents can give their children some of the above dietary therapy recipes. This can be combined with drug treatment to make the treatment more effective and help children recover faster. Usually, be careful not to use too hot water to wash the affected area of ​​your child.