What should I do if my child has eczema on his feet?

In life, people all know that eczema is a common skin disease, and in most cases it is easy to appear on children's skin. Fortunately, there are many good ways to treat eczema now, and sometimes only a tube of ointment is enough to cure it. For children, we need to be alert to eczema on various parts of the skin. So, what should we do if children have eczema on their feet?

Keep it clean

Most babies with athlete's foot and blisters have fungus growing on their feet, so keeping their feet clean is the most basic thing. At the same time, you should wear less non-breathable shoes in summer, change your socks frequently, keep the spaces between your toes dry, and add some toilet paper between your toes to absorb water.

Protect blisters

If the child's blisters are caused by tight shoes or the child is wearing new shoes and the blisters are rubbed by the edges of the shoes, you should help the child protect the blisters with gauze pads on the affected area and let the child change into appropriate shoes and socks. If the blister is broken before the underlying skin has regenerated, the affected area should be cleaned, disinfected and bandaged with clean gauze immediately.

Puncture large blisters

Larger blisters can drain the fluid accumulated in the affected area to relieve the pressure caused by the blisters. The standard approach is: first clean the affected area with disinfectant alcohol, then use a sterilized steel needle to pierce a small hole at the edge of the blister, and gently squeeze out the liquid in the blister. Then apply disinfectant. Finally, cover the wound with tape or dressing.

Seeking medical treatment

If the child's blisters are accompanied by severe itching, it is suspected to be a fungal infection or eczema, and antifungal or antipruritic drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor.

If the skin around the blisters becomes red and swollen or the blisters become pus-filled, it means that the skin at the blister site has been infected and the child should be taken to the hospital for treatment immediately. Do not break the epidermis of the blister, as this will not only increase the pain but also increase the risk of infection.