What is the cause of the itchy red spots on the child's body?

If a child has red spots and itching on his body, you should pay attention to it. It is mostly caused by some skin diseases. The most common one is urticaria. Urticaria is caused by allergies, such as infected food or mosquito bites. It may also be caused by allergic dermatitis or childhood eczema.

1 Papular urticaria

Papular urticaria is an allergic disease that can be caused by contact with objects, food, infection, or insect bites. Some babies have recurring attacks.

Treatment method: 1. The treatment is mainly anti-allergic, which can be achieved through oral medication or combined with topical medication. Such as taking loratadine orally and applying Lingbaowang ointment externally, etc.

2. Try to prevent children from scratching to avoid infection. You can apply calamine lotion externally to relieve itching.

3. If the baby has recurrent attacks, it is necessary to check for allergens. Only by eliminating or completely avoiding contact with allergens can the recurrence be reduced.

4. The diet should be light, eat more fruits and vegetables, and avoid spicy foods, fish and shrimp for the time being.

2 Allergic dermatitis in children

The possibility of allergic dermatitis is relatively high, which is mostly caused by mosquito bites or damp clothing. It is more likely to occur if you have pets at home. It manifests as small red bumps and itchy skin, which recur repeatedly.

Treatment method: Hello, first of all, you must pay attention to personal hygiene, change clothes frequently, take a bath frequently, keep clothes clean and dry. If you have a pet, it is best not to let it touch it, or give it away. Do not eat spicy and irritating food, avoid fish and shrimp. You can take loratadine tablets and dexamethasone tablets for medication, and apply snake fat cream externally.

3. Eczema in children

Pediatric eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as hereditary allergic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis, is a chronic, recurrent, inflammatory skin disease. It usually occurs in infancy and continues into childhood and adulthood. The clinical characteristics are eczematous rash, accompanied by severe itching and recurrent attacks. The patients themselves or their families often have obvious "atopy", which seriously affects the quality of life. It is mainly caused by intolerance or allergy to ingested, inhaled or contacted substances. Children with eczema initially develop red skin and rashes, followed by roughness and flaking of the skin. Touching the child's skin feels like touching sandpaper. Heat and humidity can make eczema more obvious.

Treatment methods: 1. Eliminate the cause. Parents should pay close attention to internal and external factors that are likely to induce the disease, and try to find possible pathogenic factors to eliminate them, actively cooperate with treatment, keep the skin clean, restore and maintain the skin barrier function, and insist on using moisturizing lotions as basic treatment. You can choose 5% to 10% Coptis chinensis ointment, compound snake fat ointment or other moisturizing creams for external application.

2. External treatment: According to the doctor's instructions, you can choose corticosteroid creams. Different strengths of hormone creams should be selected according to the patient's age, skin lesion site, nature, area, etc., and pay attention to side effects;

3. Feeding and diet (1) Breastfeeding can reduce the severity of eczema. Protein-based complementary foods, such as eggs, fish, and shrimp, should be added later. Generally, children start adding them gradually from 4 months old. However, for children with eczema, it is recommended to add them 1 to 2 months later, and the speed of addition should be slower. Children’s diet should be as fresh as possible, and avoid letting them eat processed foods that contain gas, pigments, preservatives or stabilizers, or leavening agents. (2) If you have found that certain foods cause eczema, you should try to avoid eating these foods again. (3) Children who are allergic to milk can use amino acid milk powder or deep hydrolyzed protein milk for 6 months. (4) Children who are allergic to eggs can eat egg yolks alone. (5) For bottle-fed children suffering from eczema, boil the milk for a few minutes to reduce the allergenicity.