My child has a lot of red bumps on his body, what is going on?

Children are the apple of their parents' eyes. Their joys and sorrows all touch their parents' hearts. Sometimes when they see their children suffering, they wish they could take their place. Sometimes, for unknown reasons, children develop a lot of red bumps on their bodies. Parents will be very anxious when they see their children feeling pain and itching, and they don’t know what to do, especially when the red bumps do not disappear for a long time, there is nothing they can do about it. So what is going on when children develop a lot of red bumps on their bodies?

Western medicine diagnostic criteria:

1. Wheal-like lesions of varying sizes appear on the skin, which occur suddenly and disappear quickly, causing severe itching and leaving no trace after healing.

2. Chronic urticaria, wheal lesions recur repeatedly and last for more than 1 to 3 months.

3. Laboratory examination: skin allergen test may show positive results; serum IgE level is increased.

Identification of TCM syndromes:

1. Encyclopedia of Chinese Medicine: It is more common in children, often occurring in spring and autumn, and is prone to occur on the trunk and proximal limbs. It manifests as a spindle-shaped wheal-like rash the size of a raw rice ball, with blisters, or even bullae and blood blisters in the center, which disappear in 5 to 10 days.

2. Pigmented urticaria: After the wheal disappears, yellow-brown or brown pigmented spots remain, which may reappear after scratching or other mechanical stimulation.

3. Cat eye sore: Typical skin lesions are ring-shaped or rainbow-shaped, and are dark red or purple in color.

Wheals (urticaria) appear rapidly, and a few minutes before the wheals appear, there is often local itching or tingling. Some patients may experience systemic symptoms such as loss of appetite, general malaise, headache or fever within hours or a day or two after the appearance of the urticaria. Blisters or bullae develop on skin that appears normal but often has a red blush. These wheals are more likely to occur in children.

It seems that there are many reasons for the many red bumps on children's bodies. They may be caused by ordinary mosquito bites, or skin diseases such as urticaria, or they may be allergic reactions caused by something the child has eaten. No matter what the situation is, parents should first understand it clearly and then prescribe the right medicine.