Causes of itchy skin in children

I believe that parents are very concerned about their children's physical health. Once a child has one disease or another, they not only do not know how to deal with it but also do not know how to express it. Therefore, we recommend that parents must do a good job of caring for their children in daily life. Once a child is found to have a disease, they should help the child to seek treatment in time. Children are prone to itchy skin. Below we will introduce the reasons for itchy skin in children.

Experts point out that there are many reasons for children's skin itching, which can be simply attributed to four categories: skin inflammation, dryness, infection, or itching caused by internal diseases. The most common cause is skin inflammation, which is a common disease in children's skin itching, also known as eczema, which causes itching.

Generally speaking, atopic dermatitis can occur at any age. The most common and obvious symptom is skin itching. It is a common skin allergy disease in children with an incidence rate of about 10%. Most children develop it before the age of 5. Children, especially infants, often feel very itchy. At the beginning, atopic dermatitis tends to occur on the extended side of the limbs.

For example, atopic dermatitis in children often causes extreme itching of the skin, and may even cause the allergic child to have trouble sleeping and eating; seborrheic dermatitis often causes itching of the scalp and face in older patients; housewives' eczema, nummular eczema, lichen planus, drug allergies, urticaria, etc. are all itchy symptoms caused by skin inflammation.

Dry skin is also one of the main causes of itching in children. As we age, the sebaceous glands will gradually degenerate, often causing the skin's ability to retain moisture in middle-aged and elderly people to be much worse than before. In mild cases, the skin may become dry and flaky, while in severe cases, it may even crack and bleed, especially in the lower limbs. Dryness itself can cause itching and discomfort. Because the weather is hot in summer, it is more common for children to suffer from itchy skin caused by dryness in summer. For this kind of itching caused by dryness and cracking, you should avoid taking a bath with too hot water and use moisturizing lotion as appropriate to improve the symptoms.

In the above article, we suggest that parents must take good care of their children's physical health in daily life. If they find any abnormal conditions in their children, they must deal with them in time. The above article analyzes the reasons for children's itchy skin, and we hope it can help parents.