Can children be given a bath in the emergency room?

Roseola infantum is a skin disease with a relatively high incidence among children, and it is also a disease that poses various threats to children's health. When a child shows symptoms of roseola infantum, in addition to taking the child for timely treatment, relevant care work should also be provided in daily life. So, can children with roseola take a bath? The following is a detailed answer for you.

1. Can children with roseola take a bath?

It's best not to take a shower. This is caused by a viral infection and occurs during the recovery period of the disease. It does not require any treatment or application. Just keep it clean and hygienic. It will usually disappear on its own in about 2 days.

2. Introduction to symptoms

Roseola infantum is a common disease in early childhood, also known as fever rash or roseola. It is caused by a virus and is a common rash-related infectious disease in infants and young children. It is spread through saliva splashes and is not as contagious as measles.

Most children have had roseola infantum before the age of 2. The symptoms are a sudden high fever that usually lasts about 4 days, followed by a pink spotted rash all over the body.

2. Home Care

Let the child rest. The ward should be quiet, the air should be fresh, and the quilt should not be too thick or too many. Keep the skin clean and hygienic, and wipe off the sweat on your child's body frequently to prevent him from catching a cold. Let your child drink more boiled water or fruit juice to facilitate sweating and urination, and promote the excretion of toxins. Eat a liquid or semi-liquid diet. When the body temperature exceeds 39℃, you can wipe the child's body with warm water to prevent convulsions caused by high fever.

3. Treatment Methods

This disease is a self-limiting disease with no special treatment. It mainly relies on intensive care and symptomatic treatment.

1. General treatment: The child should rest in bed, pay attention to isolation, avoid cross infection, drink plenty of water, be given easily digestible food, and take appropriate supplements of vitamin BC, etc.

2. Symptomatic treatment: Physical cooling is used for high fever, and aspirin 5-10 mg/(kg·time) is used appropriately, 2-3 times a day. If convulsions occur, sodium phenobarbital or chloral hydrate is given, and appropriate fluid replacement can be given.

In the early stage of TCM treatment, it is advisable to dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms, while in the rash stage, it is advisable to clear away heat and cool blood.