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Many parents will find red spots on their babies' bodies while taking care of them. This is most likely caused by a disease called infant eczema. Infant eczema is a skin disease with a high incidence rate among infants and young children. Because many new parents do not know much about how to care for their children, once they are negligent, this symptom is likely to occur. Next, I will introduce you to some relevant knowledge about baby eczema!

1. Small red spots on the baby's body

Infant eczema, known as "milk rash" or "fetal rash" in traditional Chinese medicine, is an allergic skin inflammation caused by a variety of internal and external factors. It is one of the most common skin diseases in infancy. The skin lesions are polymorphic lesions mainly composed of papules and herpes, with a tendency to exudate, recurrent attacks, overlapping acute and chronic phases, accompanied by severe itching, and the cause is often difficult to determine. The disease has no obvious seasonality in its onset, but it is prone to relapse in winter and may be generalized or localized. Since the lesions are on the epidermis, they generally do not leave scars after healing.

2. Causes of Infant Eczema

The cause of the disease is complex and is related to a variety of internal and external factors, and it is sometimes difficult to determine the specific cause.

1. Internal factors of the body

Such as immune imbalance or immune deficiency; endocrine diseases, nutritional disorders, chronic infections, tumors and other systemic diseases may also become intrinsic causes of eczema; hereditary or acquired skin barrier dysfunction.

2. External factors

The ingestion of food allergens through the digestive tract, such as milk, fish, shrimp, beef, mutton, eggs and other allergens, or the presence of allergens in the environment, can cause type I allergic reactions in the body. In addition, mechanical friction, such as frequent stimulation from saliva and milk overflow, is also a cause of this disease. Improper care, such as excessive use of strong alkaline soaps, excessive nutrition, and abnormal intestinal digestion can also cause this disease. Certain external factors, such as sunlight, ultraviolet rays, cold, humidity and heat, contact with silk or artificial fibers, topical medications, and bacterial skin infections can cause eczema or aggravate its condition.

3. Prevention and care of baby eczema

1. The child should take a bath every day to keep the skin clean and moisturized, but the water temperature should not be too high. Try to use less chemical bath products and avoid using highly irritating topical medications. If the scab is thicker, it is advisable to moisten it with disinfected sesame oil first, then wipe off the scab, and do not peel it off hard.

2. Try to avoid scratching and friction. Wear loose and not too thick clothes. Wear cotton clothes and avoid contact with wool and chemical fiber clothes.

3. For breastfeeding mothers, they should avoid eating spicy, hot, fishy, ​​beef, mutton and other irritating foods; children should avoid adding shrimp, crab, fish and other allergenic foods.