Why does my baby drool due to eczema?

Eczema is one of the more common skin diseases in clinical practice. Clinically, eczema is a skin allergic disease that is prone to recurring. Most of the time, it occurs on the head, face, or limbs. It is often common in children, especially in babies aged 6-2 years old. It brings great trouble to parents and friends. So, what should we do when the baby has eczema and drooling at the same time? Now the editor will show you.

Western medicine treatment of eczema

General treatment

(1) Try to find out the cause of the patient's illness or aggravation, and understand the patient's medical history, work environment, living habits, thoughts and emotions in detail; perform allergen tests, such as skin prick test or intradermal test, specific IgE antibody and patch screening test, to find possible allergens.

(2) Avoid adverse external stimuli as much as possible, such as washing with hot water, scratching violently, etc.; try not to wear synthetic fiber underwear and fur products; avoid eating allergenic and irritating foods, such as seafood, chili peppers, alcohol, coffee, etc.

(3) Keep your skin clean, prevent skin infections, avoid overwork, and maintain an optimistic and stable mood.

Topical treatments

It should be mild and non-irritating, and the specific medication should depend on the stage of the disease and the condition of the skin lesions.

(I) Acute eczema: When there is no exudation, apply calamine lotion externally 4-6 times a day. If itching is obvious, add glucocorticoid cream for external use. Such as 1% hydrocortisone cream or 0.0.1% hydrocortisone butyrate ointment, 0.1% triamcinolone acetonide cream or 0.1 mometasone furoate cream (trade name Eloson), etc., for external use 1-2 times a day. When there is exudation, first use 2%-3% boric acid solution or saline for cold wet compress, 30-60 minutes each time, 2-4 times a day or continuous wet compress. Apply 40% zinc oxide oil externally during the intervals or at night. After the exudation decreases, use zinc oxide paste instead.

In life, the baby's eczema problem still needs to attract the attention of parents and friends. In many cases, if it is not treated in time, it can cause a variety of skin diseases, which will cause great trouble to the baby's skin in the future.