Treatment of chickenpox in children

Chickenpox is a relatively common disease in children. Parents should not worry too much during the period of chickenpox. They should pay more attention to care for their children. If the body temperature is indeed high, you can use antipyretics appropriately. If there is skin damage, you can use some external antipruritic drugs. This chickenpox disease is relatively self-limiting, and through certain conditioning and treatment, the child will gradually recover.

Treatment of chickenpox in children

1. In the early stages of chickenpox, there is usually a fever. If it is not treated, the symptoms will gradually subside until herpes appears. If your body temperature is high, you can take some antipyretic medicine.

2. If the skin is damaged, you can apply some drying medicine. For skin itching, using some topical antipruritic drugs will have a good antipruritic effect. If the itching is very severe, oral medications can be used. If the herpes breaks, apply anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drugs to prevent infection.

3. If the patient's skin problem is more serious, such as secondary infection, pneumonia, and sepsis, it may cause death if not treated in time, so he should go to the hospital for treatment immediately. When the patient has secondary bacterial infection, topical ointment can be applied.

Chickenpox care

1. Prevent children from scratching blisters due to unbearable itching, which may cause inflammation and the bacteria may spread to other damaged skin areas.

2. If a child is infected with chickenpox, you can put cotton gloves on him to prevent him from rubbing his eyes with his hands, which would cause the virus to infect the eyes and cause keratitis, leaving scars on the cornea and affecting vision.

3. One of the symptoms of chickenpox is a mild fever. The fever starts while the chickenpox spreads and goes away when the chickenpox disappears. Do not take aspirin to reduce a fever during your fever as this can increase the chance of complications. It can easily cause a type of encephalitis, Reyes Syndrome.

4. Take a bath with warm water (not hot water) to keep your skin clean and reduce the risk of infection.