Can a fever cause eczema in babies?

Parents who have experience in raising children should know that babies are very prone to skin diseases such as eczema, so parents will not forget the situation of their babies suffering from eczema. Eczema is also a skin disease with very complex causes, and a single cause will not cause eczema. The baby's immunity is at a low level, so he often suffers from cold and fever. Will the baby's fever cause eczema?

Eczema on babies is a problem that many parents have seen. Eczema is very common in babies, and sometimes symptoms similar to eczema may appear after a fever. So, can a baby's fever cause eczema? What medicine can be used to treat baby's eczema?

What the baby gets after having a fever is not eczema, but roseola infantum. Roseola infantum, also known as fever rash or roseola, is a sudden rash caused by a viral infection. It can occur throughout the year, but is more common in spring and autumn. The symptoms of roseola infantum are that the baby's fever quickly rises to 39℃ to 40℃, and the baby looks poor and listless. But there are no symptoms such as coughing, runny nose, and the stool is not loose. Generally, high fever will last for 3 days and will subside naturally on the 4th day. After the fever subsides, the baby's chest and head and neck will develop rose-colored maculopapular rashes surrounded by red halos, similar to rubella, measles or scarlet fever. This is medically called "fever rash" and is a unique manifestation of roseola infantum.

What happens after a baby has a fever is not eczema. Parents should pay attention that baby eczema can be treated with the following drugs:

1. Children's eczema is related to their consumption of dairy products. In severe cases, topical anti-allergic drugs can be used.

2. Commonly used internal medications include diphenhydramine syrup, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, etc. Antibiotics should be added when secondary infection occurs.

3. The topical medication should be determined according to the state of skin lesions. When there is watery erosion or redness and swelling, use 2% boric acid aqueous solution or 0.1 refractive index aqueous solution for wet compress. After the exudate and erosion disappear, use topical corticosteroid preparations such as eczema cream, dehumidifying oil, skin relaxing cream, cortisone butyrate ointment, etc.

4. You can try applying calamine lotion and eczema zinc ointment to the affected area.

What your baby gets after having a fever is not eczema but a fever rash, which will disappear on its own after a period of time, so parents don’t need to worry too much.