What to do if your baby has flat bumps

Usually, most babies will suddenly develop some obvious flat bumps on their skin in daily life. In fact, urticaria is generally the cause of flat bumps on babies. Therefore, when this happens to babies, treatment as soon as possible is the first choice to ensure the health of the baby. So, what should we do if the baby has flat bumps?

My baby has recently developed a lot of large flat bumps on his body for no apparent reason. This is mostly considered to be urticaria, which is mostly considered to be an allergy caused by contact with allergens.

Urticaria in children, commonly known as wheals, is a common allergic skin disease, which is mainly manifested by erythema and edema reactions of varying sizes on the skin, often accompanied by itching. The basic lesions are temporary dilation of capillaries in the skin and mucous membranes and a sudden increase in permeability. Most of the diseases are caused by allergic reactions, and the acute cases usually have a good prognosis.

1. Find and eliminate allergens

Treat the disorder causing urticaria. Autoimmune urticaria is difficult to treat, but giving intravenous immune globulin or plasma dialysis can relieve symptoms.

2. Apply anti-itch lotion topically

Such as calamine lotion (with menthol added) or zinc oxide lotion.

3. Medication

(1) Oral antihistamines, such as chlorpheniramine maleate tablets or promethazine hydrochloride; second-generation H1 receptor antagonists have the advantages of good efficacy and no obvious central nervous system inhibitory effect. They can be used for children over 2 years old, such as cetirizine hydrochloride and loratadine, both of which are taken orally once a day. Calcium supplements and vitamin C can reduce the permeability of capillaries and help relieve symptoms. The combination of H2 receptor antagonists (such as cimetidine and ranitidine) and H1 receptor antagonists can treat acute urticaria with obvious abdominal pain. Cyproheptadine can be used to treat chronic or cold urticaria.

(2) For stubborn cases, oral prednisone tablets or intravenous hydrocortisone may be used as appropriate, but it is not routine medication.

4. Symptomatic treatment

Children with bronchospasm or laryngeal edema can be given a subcutaneous injection of 1:1000 epinephrine solution.

5. Desensitization treatment

For chronic urticaria that is not well responded to conventional drug treatment, corresponding desensitization treatment can be given according to the results of allergen skin tests, which can often achieve certain results.

From the above, we can see that the five major methods of desensitization treatment, symptomatic treatment, drug treatment, local treatment and symptomatic treatment are the ways that parents can take to eliminate the symptoms of flat pimples after flat pimples appear on the baby's body. Parents need to be reminded that the earlier the flat pimples on the baby's body are treated, the better.