Two-year-old baby has red bumps all over his body

The baby's skin is very delicate and easily infected by germs. We should all observe the baby's skin in time. If your baby's skin is damaged or has papules, you must make a prompt diagnosis and go to the hospital for examination and treatment if necessary. Two-year-old babies are very curious about the outside world and always want to go out, which makes them more susceptible to diseases. So, what is the reason for red bumps on a two-year-old baby’s body?

1. Prickly heat

Babies are more prone to prickly heat. The main reasons are that their sweat glands are still immature and their metabolism is fast. If they wear stuffy clothes and sweat a lot at this time, the sweat glands will easily be blocked, leading to prickly heat, which is also a type of heat rash. Prickly heat is a needle-sized red rash that feels itchy and often appears on the baby's forehead, neck, back and other areas prone to sweating.

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In a hot and stuffy environment, avoid dressing your baby too many clothes, and remember to change your baby's clothes frequently even if he sweats. If the symptoms are mild, keep the baby's body dry, so that the rash on the baby's body will naturally subside, or you can use a small amount of prickly heat powder or prickly heat water; if the symptoms are severe, use prickly heat water to relieve the symptoms.

2. Allergic dermatitis

The most common congenital allergic dermatitis is atopic dermatitis. Symptoms of this dermatitis occur on the cheeks, neck, elbows, wrists, and flexed knees. Babies will feel itchy, and this disease may persist into childhood. If parents have allergies, such as respiratory tract allergies, skin allergies, and asthma, the probability of their babies having allergies will also be higher. When a baby develops a rash, often cries for no reason, has anorexia, and is in a bad mood, parents may suspect that the baby has an allergy and should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

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Avoid allergens: It is best for such babies to avoid allergens. In terms of diet, consider switching to low-allergenic milk powder (completely hydrolyzed protein formula) and delay the addition of complementary foods (after six months). In terms of food ingredients, seafood, wheat flour, and milk should also be delayed as much as possible. In terms of daily life, limit the number of baths to once a day, and try to keep the baby's body dry. After bathing, apply a thin layer of lotion to the baby. In terms of the environment, avoid possible allergens in the environment, such as dust mites. You may try dust mite-proof bedding, air purifiers, and dehumidifiers to improve the quality of the environment.

If the symptoms are severe, the doctor may recommend the use of steroid ointment to improve the symptoms.

3. Seborrheic dermatitis

The cause of the disease is unknown, but it often occurs in babies who are prone to allergies. This disease is caused by excessive secretion of sebaceous glands, which leads to the shedding of dandruff, and often occurs on the scalp, cheeks and skin wrinkles. The affected areas appear oily and moist. This is also a type of eczema, which is less itchy. This skin condition often occurs in infants, appearing about two to three months after birth.

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If a baby is found to have seborrheic dermatitis, doctors will often ask parents to apply vaseline or baby oil to the affected area when symptoms are mild, and then gently rub with baby shampoo; if symptoms are severe, apply steroid ointment to improve skin condition. It is best to delay adding complementary foods until six months later. However, babies are different from each other. If they are found to be not adapted (i.e. have allergic symptoms), then adding the food should be postponed.