What to do if chickenpox appears on the face

The physical health of infants and young children is an issue that parents are most concerned about. Once there is a problem with the infant's body, parents must be very worried. In fact, parents of infants and young children should have some knowledge of common infant diseases so that they will not be at a loss when the infant falls ill. Chickenpox is a symptom that often occurs in infants and young children.

So what should we do if infants and young children get chickenpox on their faces? Since infants and young children have not fully developed mentally, they certainly need parents' help with treatment and care if they get chickenpox.

Chickenpox is an acute infectious disease caused by primary infection with the varicella-zoster virus. The infection rate is high. It mainly occurs in infants and young children, and is characterized by fever and the appearance of large numbers of systemic red maculopapular rashes, blisters, and scabs. It is more common in winter and spring. It is highly contagious and can be transmitted through contact or droplets. The incidence rate in susceptible children can reach over 95%, and it is more common in preschool children. The clinical characteristics are the appearance of maculopapular rashes, blisters and crusts in batches on the skin and mucous membranes, and the presence of rashes in different stages at the same time. The disease is a self-limiting disease, and the patient can obtain lifelong immunity after the disease. However, the infection may recur after many years and cause shingles.

The child should be isolated early until all the rashes have crusted over. Children who have been in contact with chickenpox should be isolated and observed for 3 weeks. There is no specific treatment for this disease. The main treatment is symptomatic treatment to prevent secondary skin infection, keep it clean and avoid itching. Strengthen care to prevent secondary infection. Actively isolate patients to prevent infection.

Isolate early until the rash is completely crusted and dry. Local treatment is mainly to relieve itching and prevent infection. Gentian violet solution can be applied externally, and antibiotic ointment can be used externally for secondary infection. Antibiotics can be used when the systemic symptoms of secondary infection are severe. Avoid using corticosteroids to prevent the spread and aggravation of chickenpox.

When the herpes breaks or secondary infection occurs, 1% gentian violet solution can be applied locally. If the herpes has not broken, calamine lotion can be applied. Effective antitoxins can be used when there is secondary infection. Hormones should not be used for chickenpox to avoid spreading the virus.

For patients with disseminated varicella in immunocompromised patients, neonatal varicella or varicella pneumonia, encephalitis and other severe cases, antiviral drug treatment should be adopted as soon as possible. Or add interferon-a to inhibit viral replication, prevent viral spread, promote skin lesion healing, accelerate disease recovery, and reduce mortality.

Above, we introduced that the physical health of infants and young children is an issue that parents are very concerned about. We recommend that parents should understand the symptoms of some common diseases in infants and young children. The above article details how to deal with chickenpox on the face of infants and young children. I believe the content introduced above is useful to parents.