Internal and external treatment methods for baby contact dermatitis

Baby contact dermatitis is a skin disease that seriously endangers the baby's health. This skin disease is not only particularly stubborn, but also has a great impact on the child's health. Therefore, for many parents, when their children get baby contact dermatitis, they want to fully understand the internal and external treatments of contact dermatitis. In order for you to have a comprehensive understanding, please take a look at the introduction below.

Internal treatment

(I) Heat, toxicity and dampness accumulation cause an acute onset of the disease. The skin lesions are bright red and swollen, with blisters or bullae on them. When the blisters break, they become eroded and exudate, and the patient feels burning and itching. The disease is accompanied by fever, thirst, constipation, and yellow and red urine. The tongue is red, with a slightly yellow coating, and a stringy, slippery and rapid pulse.

Syndrome differentiation and analysis: due to intolerance of constitution, heat, toxicity and dampness accumulate in the skin, so the onset is sudden, the skin lesions are bright red and swollen, with blisters or bullae on them. After the blisters break, they become eroded and exudate, and the patient feels burning and itching. When heat, toxicity and dampness are excessive inside the body, the patient will have fever, constipation, and short and yellow urine. Heat burning body fluids will cause dryness of mouth. Red tongue, slightly yellow fur, and stringy, slippery and rapid pulse are signs of accumulation of heat, toxicity and dampness.

Treatment method: Clear away heat and dampness, cool blood and detoxify.

Prescription: Huaban Jiedu Decoction combined with Longdan Xiegan Decoction with modifications.

(ii) Blood deficiency and wind dryness cause recurrent attacks, with thickened and dry skin lesions, scaling or lichenification, severe itching, scratches and scabs; the tongue is pale red with a thin coating and a stringy and fine pulse.

Syndrome differentiation and analysis: Heat, toxicity and dampness have been lingering for a long time, so the disease recurs repeatedly; the yin blood is damaged over time, blood deficiency causes wind, and the skin is malnourished, resulting in thickened, dry, scaly, or lichenified skin lesions, severe itching, scratches and scabs; the pale red tongue, thin coating, and thready pulse are signs of blood deficiency and wind dryness.

Treatment method: Clear away heat and dispel wind, nourish blood and moisten dryness.

Prescription: Xiaofengsan combined with Dangguiyinzi with modifications.

External treatment

First of all, we need to find out the cause, remove the irritant, and avoid further contact. The principles of external treatment are the same as those for eczema, but the medication should be simple and mild, and irritating drugs should be avoided.

(1) For those with skin lesions mainly characterized by redness and papules, apply Sanhuang lotion externally, or mix Qingdai powder with cold boiled water, or apply 1% to 2% camphor or 5% menthol powder externally, 5 to 6 times a day.

(ii) For skin lesions characterized by erosion and exudation, choose green tea, purslane, phellodendron, ryegrass, pyrrosia, dandelion, mulberry leaves, etc.; decoct them in water for wet compress, or use 10% phellodendron solution for wet compress.

(III) For those with skin lesions mainly characterized by erosion and scab, choose indigo cream, cooling oil emulsion or 2% levofloxacin sulfur paste for external application.

The treatment methods for baby contact dermatitis are introduced in detail above for many babies and parents. Therefore, for many babies, if they want to recover as soon as possible, they must have a comprehensive understanding of the above content and choose a treatment method that suits them. I believe that through effective treatment, they can recover from their contact dermatitis as soon as possible.