How to treat baby impetigo

Newborn baby impetigo is actually a common phenomenon. In many cases, it is a skin problem caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection. Sometimes it manifests as an acute infectious suppurative skin disease. Therefore, parents should pay attention to this phenomenon. Now we will give you a detailed introduction to the treatment and medication of infant impetigo.

Neonatal impetigo is common in newborns, mainly caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection. It is an acute infectious suppurative skin disease with skin blisters as the main manifestation. It has an acute onset and is highly contagious, so it must be taken specially seriously.

The disease usually occurs 4 to 10 days after birth. Bullae suddenly appear on the face, trunk and limbs, ranging in size from pea to walnut. The blister fluid is initially light yellow and clear. After 1 to 2 days, part of the blister fluid becomes turbid. There is first a half-moon shaped accumulation of pus at the bottom of the blister, and then the pus gradually increases. However, the entire bulla is not completely purulent, thus the characteristics of pustule appear. There is no red halo around the blisters, the walls are thin and easy to rupture, revealing a bright red, moist erosive surface with a thin yellow scab on it. After the scab falls off, temporary brown macules are left behind, which disappear without leaving any trace. The lesion develops rapidly, affecting most of the skin surface within a few hours or 1 to 2 days, and the mucous membrane may also be damaged.

There are no systemic symptoms at first, but fever and diarrhea may occur later.

Medication

1. General treatment: Pay attention to the cleanliness and hygiene of the newborn, and isolate the sick child immediately. The nursery should be disinfected regularly, and the diapers, clothes and bedding of sick children should be disinfected. Non-staff members are strictly prohibited from entering the nursery. Pay attention to ventilation and heat dissipation indoors.

2. Antibiotics: Use effective antibiotics as early as possible, such as penicillin, ampicillin (ampicillin), oxacillin (neopenem II), (cephalosporin V) cefazolin and (cephalosporin VI) cephalexin, erythromycin, etc.

3. Supportive treatment: Strengthen supportive therapy and transfuse whole blood and fresh plasma in small amounts multiple times.

For babies, the skin itself is relatively delicate, so no matter what disease affects the skin, the harm caused is relatively large. Therefore, I hope that parents can pay more attention to these problems. When they find that their babies have these problems, they should pay attention to taking scientific and effective treatment methods.