What to do if your child has fungal infection

Fungal infection is a relatively common disease, and it can also cause great pain to patients during the onset of the disease. Many children suffer from fungal infections due to their poor resistance. Specific methods are needed to treat fungal infections in young children. Because young children's bodies are different from those of adults, appropriate treatment methods need to be adopted according to their physical constitution. Here are some treatments for fungal infections in children!

1. General treatment

Candidal vaginitis can be treated by washing the vulva with baking soda water, nystatin vaginal suppositories, and taking ketoconazole or clotrimazole orally. Change underwear every day and wash and boil it to disinfect it. After one course of treatment, if the fungal test is negative, and the fungal test is negative after each menstrual cycle, the patient is considered cured after three consecutive courses of consolidation treatment. Actively treat other diseases that may cause candidal vaginitis and eliminate susceptible factors. Keep the vulva clean and dry and avoid scratching. Sexual intercourse is prohibited during treatment. It is not advisable to eat spicy and irritating foods.

2. Vaginal medication

The use of imidazole suppositories for vaginal application has a good effect on candidal vaginitis. Take 1 clotrimazole suppository every night and insert it into the vagina after flushing. 10 to 14 days is a course of treatment; or take 1 Daktarin suppository every night and insert it into the vagina after flushing. 7 days is a course of treatment.

3. Change the pH of the vagina

The most suitable pH value for Candida growth is 5.5. Therefore, using alkaline solution to flush the vulva and vagina and change the acidity and alkalinity of the vagina will inhibit the growth and reproduction of fungi. You can use 2% to 4% baking soda water to flush the vagina 1 to 2 times a day, and one course of treatment is 2 weeks. After flushing, wipe the vulva dry and keep it dry to inhibit the growth of Candida.

4. Oral medication

Since fungal infections can be transmitted between couples through sexual intercourse, both parties can be treated with oral medications, which can also inhibit intestinal Candida. Fluconazole oral dose: 150 mg once, taken all at once. Or take Sporanox orally: If it is the first infection of candidal vaginitis, take 200 mg each time, take it after breakfast and dinner, and only take it for 1 day; if it is recurrent candidal vaginitis, the dosage of Sporanox needs to be increased, and you can take 200 mg each time, once a day, for 3 consecutive days, or you can take it twice a day, 100 mg each time, for 3 consecutive days. Take the medicine after meals.

5. Topical ointment

Applying clotrimazole ointment or dacrylin ointment externally can treat vulvitis caused by fungal infection and relieve symptoms of vulvar itching and pain. Apply externally several times daily for 2 weeks. Yifuqing Ointment is made of econazole as the main drug, with a small amount of local steroid therapeutic agent added. It has a good antipruritic effect and is more suitable for people with candidal vulvitis and vaginitis who have unbearable vulvar itching and pain. Apply externally to the vulva, once in the morning and once in the evening.