Symptoms of allergic eczema in babies

What are the symptoms of allergic eczema in babies? Summer is the peak season for baby eczema. Many babies around us suffer from eczema, so many parents ask how to prevent baby eczema. In fact, since babies cannot express themselves, sometimes they can only cry to attract attention when they feel itchy. If the new mother does not notice the difference in the baby, the baby's eczema will continue to worsen. In fact, as long as you understand the symptoms of baby allergic eczema, you can help the baby with treatment in time.

The root cause of allergic eczema in children is the imperfection of the gastrointestinal system. The allergens eaten by some children with allergic constitutions can easily enter the blood through the thin intestinal wall. Since the subcutaneous capillaries are the most abundant, eczema will immediately appear on the skin. The key to treating eczema is not to test out allergens from countless substances and avoid them, but to improve the baby's gastrointestinal system. Early supplementation of probiotics in infants and young children with eczema can maintain the balance of intestinal flora, maintain the dominant position of probiotics, improve the baby's immune function, promote gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, and enhance children's anti-allergic ability.

Allergic eczema in children often occurs in the forehead, eyebrows, cheeks, scalp, around the auricles and other parts of the head and face, and then gradually spreads to the neck, shoulders, back, limbs, around the anus, vulva and other skin wrinkles, and can even affect the entire body. Because eczema is accompanied by extreme itching, children will scratch the rash area with their hands, causing skin breaks. When lying down, the child will rub the back of the head on the pillow, causing pillow baldness; when lying on his stomach, the child will rub his face with the bed sheet to relieve the itching; when hugging, the child will snuggle up to your shoulder and rub his face. The sick children are often irritable and restless due to the extreme itching, crying at night and affecting their sleep. Also, since children scratch the itch with their hands, it can often cause bacterial skin infection and further aggravate the condition.

Eczema appears as small, spotted red rashes that can occur anywhere, scattered or densely packed together. It usually starts on the face, often with yellow fluid flowing out, which can form blisters, and when dry, form yellow scabs. Eczema is very itchy, so babies are often irritable and restless, constantly rubbing and scratching, which is prone to bleeding and secondary bacterial infection, leading to pus scars or pus scabs.

Allergic eczema in children is an allergic reaction of hereditary allergic constitution to certain factors in the environment. Such children often have other allergic diseases, such as allergic rhinitis, asthmatic bronchitis, urticaria and other diseases; most of them appear about 1 month after birth, and the rash may appear 1 to 2 weeks after birth as early as 1 to 2 weeks after birth, mainly occurring on the two cheeks, forehead and mandible, and in severe cases may affect the chest and upper arms. At the beginning, the skin becomes red with needle-sized red papules on it. Blisters, pustules, small erosive surfaces, moisture, exudation, and scabs may form. After the scab falls off, the erosive surface is underneath, which becomes erythema after healing. After several weeks to months, the edema and erythema begin to subside, the erosion surface disappears, the skin becomes dry, and a few thin crusts or scales appear.

Symptoms of eczema in children mainly include:

①Itchy and dry skin

②Reddish-red scales

③The site of disease onset is usually symmetrical

④Usually occurs on the face, then spreads to the inner folds of the neck, hands and feet

⑤ In severe cases, the skin may be scratched and wounded.

⑥ The skin area where the disease occurs for a long time will gradually thicken

⑦ There are cracks on the hands and feet, wrinkles under the eyes, and cracks at the corners of the mouth

Symptoms vary at different ages:

1. Infancy (milk ringworm):

① Most cases occur more than two months after birth;

② First on the cheeks, forehead, scalp, and neck, and then extend to the trunk and limbs;

③ Generally, infant eczema gradually improves after the age of 2;

④Affects the whole body, sometimes mild, sometimes severe, and often recurs during teething.

2. Childhood:

① Mostly appear after 6-10 years old;

② Mostly seen in the cubital fossa and popliteal fossa;

③ Severe itching, often accompanied by scratches and blood scabs, so superficial lymph nodes are often swollen;

④The characteristic is that the older the patient is, the more likely it is to become chronic lichenification and localized.

3. Adulthood:

①Continued from childhood, or suddenly appeared in adolescence;

② Eyelids, neck, elbows, popliteal fossa, flexor side of limbs, upper chest, hands and feet;

③Pigmentation;

④ Mostly localized lichenification and dry papules;

⑤ Allergenic factors of atopic eczema;

⑥ There are many allergenic factors, which are difficult to identify.

Through the above introduction, I believe you have a certain understanding of how to prevent infant allergic eczema and the causes of infant allergic eczema. As a new mother, when your baby suffers from allergic eczema and itches all over the body, it must be very painful, and the baby will cry incessantly. At this time, the mother must relax her mind, don’t be irritable, and take the right medicine. I believe the symptoms will be alleviated soon.