What are the common skin diseases in babies?

In fact, parents should take special care of their babies nowadays, because they have not yet adapted to life in this world and their resistance is still very poor, so hygiene is especially important. Otherwise, they are prone to skin diseases. Let us now learn about some common skin diseases in babies.

Flat warts

Clinical manifestations: Also called youth warts, Chinese medicine calls them flat warts. They are flat papules ranging in size from rice grains to mung beans, mostly round, oval or irregular in shape, with a smooth surface, and mostly normal skin color or light brown. The lesions are often multiple, scattered or dense. It often occurs on the face, back of the hands and forearms. The disease progresses slowly, has the tendency to heal on its own, and can also exist for many years.

Laser treatment:

Most patients seek treatment for cosmetic reasons. Laser treatment is simple and quick to cure. Routine disinfection, local anesthesia, or no anesthesia. Use a low-energy CO2 laser beam to aim at the wart and burn it intermittently from the periphery to the center. Because the lesions are located in the epidermis, the burning depth can be level with the skin or slightly lower than the skin surface. There is no need to wipe off the carbonized layer of the wart to protect the wound surface and reduce the absorption of ultraviolet rays in sunlight. Postoperative treatment is the same as that for common warts.

Molluscum contagiosum

Clinical manifestations: The skin lesions are mostly hemispherical papules the size of mung beans, with a smooth surface, waxy luster, soft texture, and an umbilical depression in the center. They are reddish, grayish white, or normal skin color, and contain cheesy white substances, which are molluscum bodies. It often becomes infected after scratching due to itching. Often multiple, with varying numbers. It often occurs on the trunk and limbs, and is more common in children and adolescents.

Laser treatment: This disease can disappear naturally, but for patients with long-term illness, laser treatment can be considered. With or without local anesthesia, use a medium-energy CO2 laser beam to burn and vaporize the top of the wart. The wart will rupture and white wart bodies will emerge. After wiping them clean, apply gentian violet solution.

Genital warts

Also known as venereal warts or genital warts, it belongs to the category of sexually transmitted diseases. In 2001, nearly 800,000 cases of sexually transmitted diseases were reported in 31 provinces across the country, among which genital warts ranked third in incidence.

Clinical manifestations: Initially, they are small pink papules, which gradually grow larger and increase in number, overlapping and crowding each other. It is typically nipple-shaped or cauliflower-shaped, with a moist surface and a foul odor. It is common at the junction of the skin and mucous membrane, and is often seen on the external genitalia of men and women and around the anus. It occurs in infants, young children and the elderly, but is most common in young and middle-aged people.

The above article gives you a detailed introduction to common baby skin diseases. I believe you have a preliminary understanding of them. Therefore, in daily life, if such a situation really occurs, you should go to the hospital for relevant examinations in time.