What causes red spots around the newborn's belly?

If there are red spots around the belly of a newborn, parents should not worry too much at this time. It may be due to the influence of internal and external stimuli, resulting in some skin manifestations. The most common one may be eczema, which is mainly caused by food or skin symptoms caused by bad air dust from the outside world. At this time, timely conditioning is required. Parents should be alert to the child getting chickenpox. Red spots will appear when chickenpox occurs, and timely treatment should be carried out at this time. In addition, urticaria is also a relatively common symptom.

What causes red spots around the newborn's belly?

1. Eczema

The red spots on a newborn's belly may be eczema, which is a very common disease, especially in newborns. It can be said that almost 1/3 of skin diseases are eczema, so it is very easy to identify.

Causes:

The main cause is 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.

2. Chickenpox (blister sores)

The red spots on the newborn's belly may also be chickenpox. It may be inappropriate to mention this here, as it is generally classified as a rash disease accompanied by fever. However, many children with chickenpox cannot feel the fever, so the diagnosis is made only based on the rash. The rash of chickenpox is initially a red rash, but it turns into herpes in less than a day. The herpes breaks out in about half a day and forms black scabs. Because the rash of chickenpox appears in batches, various forms of rash such as erythema, small blisters, large blisters (at most only half the size of a grain of rice), and scabs exist at the same time. This is the characteristic of this disease. The rash of chickenpox is thinner than the rash of infantile lichen planus, and appears on the scalp. This is also different from infantile lichen planus, so please pay attention.

Note: As long as there is a chance of infection, newborn babies will also suffer from chickenpox. The disease is highly contagious. If the blisters are scratched, scars will be left, but this is not a terrible disease. In short, this disease is an infectious disease and should be treated according to the doctor's instructions.

3. Urticaria

The red spots on a newborn's belly may also be urticaria, a rash disease characterized by a series of map-like swellings and severe itching. The rash is flat, with clear boundaries. After scratching, the rash expands or red and swollen scratches appear.

Causes: 1. Newborns are mainly fed with breast milk, milk and dairy products. The causes of urticaria are mostly related to additives in milk and dairy products. 2. It may also be caused by allergies to dust, mites, or fur of cats and dogs. 3. Newborns have low resistance and are prone to various infections. Therefore, diseases such as purulent tonsillitis, pharyngitis, enteritis, upper respiratory tract infection, etc. can become the triggering factors of urticaria all year round.