A prickly-heat-like rash that is very itchy

Prickly heat is a skin disease that infants and young children are prone to. Many red rashes will appear on their bodies, accompanied by an itchy sensation. There are many skin diseases that look similar to prickly heat. Rash like prickly heat that is very itchy may also be caused by eczema. Both diseases are very easy to occur in children. Parents must be able to correctly distinguish them so that they can better treat them. Let’s take a look at the differences between eczema and prickly heat.

How to distinguish whether the small red spots on the baby's body are prickly heat or eczema?

Prickly heat mainly appears on the neck and skin folds. For example, if you always lie flat on your back, it may be more common in areas where your back is pressed and cannot be ventilated. In addition, it may also appear in other areas where the skin is wrinkled and where you sweat a lot. In the case of eczema, it mainly occurs on the face and around the lips, but it can also occur in other places.

Generally speaking, prickly heat is quite common. You may have seen prickly heat on other people in the same area, with flaky redness and possibly red spots, each of which is as big as a needle cap. Eczema can also turn red, and it appears in larger areas, larger than prickly heat and in plaque form. In some severe cases, there may be small red spots, but these small red spots are not evenly distributed like prickly heat. They may be erythema, and the surface will protrude a little from the skin. If the condition is more obvious and severe, there will be exudation. Some cases of prickly heat may become infected, and when infected, pus will form; but eczema will not have that condition, it is flaky and some parts will desquamate. If you can't tell the difference, you can only ask a doctor to make the decision. (Follow the WeChat public account "Star Mom Kitchen" and reply "baby care" to learn more about baby care knowledge.)

In fact, there are big differences between prickly heat and eczema, which can be distinguished by the causes, seasons, locations and symptoms of prickly heat and eczema.

Different reasons

Heat rash

Prickly heat is caused by blocked sweat pores, while there are many causes of eczema, which are often unstable.

eczema

Common causes of eczema include: eating certain meats such as fish, shrimp, eggs, beef, mutton, etc.; inhaling certain pollen such as dust mites, wool, etc.; focal infections such as tonsillitis; sunlight, heat, dryness, etc. in the living environment; chemical substances such as cosmetics, soap, etc.; indigestion, gastric dysfunction, and abnormal metabolism of new products, etc. It can be seen that prickly heat is a temporary disease, while eczema is a chronic disease. (Follow the WeChat public account "Star Mom Kitchen" and reply "baby care" to learn more about baby care knowledge.)

Different seasons

Heat rash

Prickly heat occurs in summer and is more common in children.

eczema

Eczema is not seasonal and can occur all year round, regardless of gender, age or size. However, it often relapses or worsens in winter, has a tendency to exudate, a chronic course, and is prone to repeated attacks. (Follow the WeChat public account "Star Mom Kitchen" and reply "baby care" to learn more about baby care knowledge.)

Different locations

Heat rash

Prickly heat often appears on the neck, chest, back, elbows, popliteal fossa and other parts of the body. In children, it may occur on the head, forehead and other sweaty areas.

eczema

Eczema can occur anywhere, but often occurs on the cheeks, forehead, brow arches, behind the ears, etc.

Symptoms vary

Heat rash

Prickly heat is actually a mild inflammation of the sweat glands. At first, the skin turns red, and then needle-sized red papules or papulovesicles appear, densely packed in patches, some of which are purulent. After getting prickly heat, there will be severe itching and pain, and sometimes there will be bursts of hot burning pain. (Follow the WeChat public account "Star Mom Kitchen" and reply "baby care" to learn more about baby care knowledge.)