What should I do if my baby gets blisters on his legs?

Blisters are a common skin symptom. There are many causes for blisters, most of which are related to physical illnesses. Therefore, if you encounter such a situation, you must go to the hospital for timely treatment. Of course, if the blisters are not caused by disease, such as wearing inappropriate shoes, you should also treat the blisters on your feet when changing shoes. So, what should you do if blisters appear on your baby's legs?

Generally, if accompanied by fever, the possibility of chickenpox is relatively high. It is recommended to go to the pediatric department for examination. A routine blood test can be done to clarify the cause. If it is chickenpox, because chickenpox is caused by a viral infection, it can be treated with antiviral drugs such as acyclovir. Generally, chickenpox will have a low fever. If it is not serious, no treatment is required. The fever will subside after the chickenpox disappears.

If the blisters are itchy, you can apply calamine lotion topically to the child. If the blisters are broken, you can apply 1% gentian violet. If infection occurs, you can use tetracycline ointment topically. You can also choose to take Chinese herbal decoction for treatment. Boil 12 grams of honeysuckle and 3 grams of licorice together in water and take it for three days.

Antiviral drug treatment should be adopted as early as possible for patients with disseminated varicella in immunocompromised patients, neonatal varicella or varicella pneumonia, encephalitis and other severe cases. Ganciclovir is currently the first choice antiviral drug for the treatment of varicella-zoster, but it is more effective if used within 24 hours of onset. Or add interferon-a to inhibit viral replication, prevent viral spread, promote skin lesion healing, accelerate disease recovery, and reduce mortality.

The above is an introduction on what to do if blisters appear on children’s legs. From the above introduction, we can know that many situations may cause blisters on children's legs. Therefore, the first thing parents should do is to clarify the reasons why blisters on children's legs appear so that they can provide symptomatic treatment. Generally speaking, blisters on children's legs are mainly caused by chickenpox, so parents must pay attention to it to avoid affecting the treatment of the disease.