What should I do if my baby has eczema on his arms?

Babies are very important to mothers. Mothers will devote their time and patience to taking care of their babies. However, babies are young and have poor physical fitness and low immunity. They often get sick. Sometimes, they don’t know what’s going on. Babies have problems inexplicably. For example, sometimes mothers will find eczema on their babies’ arms. So what should mothers do?

Infant eczema, commonly known as "milk rash", is an allergic skin disease caused by allergies to foods such as milk, breast milk and egg white. It may also be a skin disease caused by genetic predisposition. If parents suffered from eczema when they were young, their babies are also prone to eczema.

After getting ringworm, you should take the following treatment measures:

1. The general treatment principle is: find out the cause, treat the symptoms, feed reasonably, and provide careful care.

Generally speaking, we should first observe whether there is food allergy, especially allergy to animal protein such as milk, breast milk or egg white; secondly, the mother can eat fish, shrimp, crab, chicken, etc., which can also be passed to the baby through breast milk. After eating these animal foods, we should observe whether the baby's skin disease worsens. If it is related to the above situation, the baby should change the feeding method; if it is allergic to breast milk, use milk instead, if it is allergic to milk, use breast milk instead, or the mother should not eat fish, shrimp, crab and other foods during breastfeeding. At the same time, the baby's indigestion, constipation and diarrhea should be treated in time.

Babies' skin is relatively tender and has poor resistance, so the area should be kept clean to avoid infection. When there is exudation and scabs, do not scrub with hot water or soap to avoid increasing exudate and thicker scabs. Instead, gently apply vegetable oil and do not peel off the scabs forcibly.

2. Commonly used internal medications include diphenhydramine syrup, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, etc. Antibiotics should be added when secondary infection occurs.

3. The topical medication should be determined according to the condition of skin lesions. When there is water exudation, erosion, redness or swelling, apply wet compress with 2% boric acid aqueous solution or 0.1 reflavonoid aqueous solution. After the exudation and erosion disappear, apply topical corticosteroid preparations, such as eczema cream, dehumidifying oil, skin relaxing cream, etc.

4. During the period of infant eczema, do not vaccinate against smallpox (smallpox has disappeared and smallpox vaccination is no longer used), and do not come into contact with people with herpes simplex to avoid herpes.

In addition, pay attention to the baby's hygiene in daily life, strengthen nutrition, drink plenty of water, and keep the local area dry. Avoid overfeeding to maintain normal digestion. You can give your baby a bath, but the premise is that the water is not too hot or too cold, and the bath time should not be too long (maximum 10 minutes). In addition, sweating can aggravate eczema and damage the skin, so your baby should always be kept in a cool environment.