Lichen in children: photos, signs and treatment

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

The purity of the child's skin indicates the he alth of his internal organs. If rashes appear, it is important to find out their cause. In the presence of lichen in children, you should immediately visit a specialist - a dermatologist, in order to diagnose and not start the disease at the very initial stages. We will talk about the signs of lichen, the reasons for its appearance and methods of dealing with it.

Why does lichen occur

If a child has lichen (photos of children who have encountered this problem are presented in the article), it is important to establish the focus of the infection that has arisen. After all, this infection spreads easily, and the whole family can suffer from it.

Experts say that in addition to infection, we deprive from animals and infected people, the cause of this disease can be a hereditary predisposition, and the presence of an autoimmune disease. Children are very curious and sociable. They study this world by the method of tactile sensations, touching everything with their hands. Therefore, it is contact with infected people or pets that causes a disease of dermatosis, whichis in the nature of an infection or fungal infection. When the problem is already present, it is necessary to clearly define how to treat lichen in a child.

How to identify ringworm

There are several types of lichen, depending on its nature. The following features may be present:

• changed skin color;
• bubbles appeared, in which there is liquid or not;
• appearance of pain in the area of infection;
• there are scales, this indicates that the skin is flaky;
• the place where there is lichen, itches.

When children have shingles, this infection may present with headaches and weakness. Lymph nodes may increase in size, the temperature may rise. The appearance of signs of this infection is characterized by gradualness, they do not appear immediately.

Step by step onset of symptoms

Lichen in children can develop in several stages:

• At the initial stage, there are small spots on the skin. If the child is infancy or preschool age, the affected area begins to flake off. If treatment is not started during this period, the infection will grow rapidly and cover a significant area of the skin. Will not bypass lichen and areas of nails, face, mucous membranes, mouth.
• In the future, the lymph nodes will increase, and the body temperature will rise to 39 ˚С.

What factors influence the development of the disease

Infection can affect the body to a greater or lesser extentlesser degree of intensity. It depends on a number of factors:

• If immunity is weakened.
• Because of the climate. Conditions conducive to the development of a fungal infection are dampness.
• Mechanical damage to the body.
• If a child has chronic diseases, the endocrine system is disrupted.
• When sweating heavily, when hygiene rules are not followed.
• Due to the negative psychological climate in the family, kindergarten or class.
• When using too many chemical bath detergents.

Parents should know everything about the signs and treatment of shingles in a child. Photos on this topic are also worth studying. After determining the disease, further actions are reduced to:

• taking action to prevent further spread of the infection;
• protect people close to the sick child from infection;
• don't visit children's institutions until a dermatologist makes a definite diagnosis.

It is important to take care of other people's he alth so that there is no trouble.

How to treat ringworm

For the correct treatment of this skin disease, it is important to urgently consult with a specialist - a dermatologist. It is through laboratory diagnostics that the doctor will be able to determine the causative agent of the infection with the presence of viruses or fungi.

When a child has ringworm, the lesion occurs under the action of a fungus. Its alsocalled "pityriasis" or "multi-colored". When determining the type of skin infection, the following procedures should be followed:

• Systematically cover the damaged surface of the skin with one of the prescribed antifungal agents.
• Drink varieties of antifungal drugs ("Cyclopirox", "Bifonazole", "Clotrimazole", "Terbinafine", "Griseofulvin").
• Care should also be taken to remove hair from the affected area if the child is diagnosed with lichen on the head of the child.
• Take immunomodulating drugs, vitamins.
• For the successful treatment of lichen, if the skin on the head of a child is affected, it is recommended to use an effective remedy in the form of a shampoo.
• After finishing the course of treatment, it will be necessary to take tests three times to determine if there is a fungus in the upper layers of the dermis. Only if there are negative test results, one can judge the victory over the disease.

It is important that appropriate living conditions are organized for the baby during the treatment period. To comply with the recommendations, you need to take care of the following requirements:

• Do not wear clothes made of materials that are poorly breathable.
• Systematically clean the room by wet cleaning.
• Take care of washing personal items with disinfectant.
• Make sure that no water gets on the lichen spots.

Treatment of viral rash

Treatment of lichen in children if the diseasearose due to a viral infection, it is indicated by drugs against viruses and inflammation, as well as analgesics. In order to prevent the development of inflammation, you will need the help of traditional brilliant green. This popular medicine has been known since the last century and has proven its effectiveness in practice. The second effective topical drug is salicylic alcohol.

If a child with lichen, whose photo and treatment are proposed in the article, causes pain, you can use novocaine preparations, apply reflexology. At the same time, it is important to take care of the processing of clothes. After all, the outfits will have to be not only constantly changed, but also ironed with a hot iron after washing. Otherwise, infection will occur through clothing.

Dealing with the appearance of lichen

Before prescribing the correct treatment, it is necessary to find out what kind of infection it belongs to. Ringworm is dangerous, as a rule, for a child of kindergarten age or a primary school student. This type of mycosis is characterized by the presence of two forms:

• trichophytosis of two types - dangerous for animals and people or only for people;
• microsporia - more typical as a result of contact with infected animals.

How to identify the presence of the disease

Signs of lichen in children parents want to know before visiting the doctor. How to distinguish varieties of ringworm and dermatosis? To do this, consider the following signs:

• Lichen is formed in areas of the body where there is hairline. Sometimesmycosis covers the facial and cervical areas. Other parts of the body are less susceptible to infection.
• Spots are characterized by swelling, a surface in the form of scales. Breaking off of hair growing on infected areas is characteristic.

If you do not treat mycosis in a timely manner, there will be areas on the head where hair will no longer grow.

Features of the treatment of lichen

Treatment of lichen in children should take into account the need to reduce the manifestations of itching. After all, it is so difficult for kids to restrain themselves and not start combing the affected areas. The use of antifungal drugs, such as ointments and sprays, is recommended in the evening, in preparation for bed. In the morning, you need to lubricate the areas with an alcohol solution of iodine.

In the absence of treatment for lichen in a child whose signs have been established, such an unpleasant moment as a bacterial infection can be added to mycosis. It is important to take care of the diet, supplement it with fruits and vegetables. The purpose of such actions is the need to increase immunity.

Characteristics of pink lichen

The defeat of the body is observed when the child is overcooled, experienced stress due to viral infection. In most cases, girls are affected by this disease.

According to the photo, signs of lichen in a child can be established if the following signs are additionally detected: the maternal plaque is localized in the form of a spot. The place of its appearance is the stomach or back, shoulders, chest, bends in the knees or elbows.

An important difference between ringworm and pinkdeprive is the fact that the last type of mycosis:

• does not apply to hairy areas of the body;
• spots also tend not to change color when exposed to sunlight;
• Pityriasis rosea spreads throughout the body seven days after maternal plaque appears;
• the rash is characterized by abundant coverage, peeling in the center, the presence of a red border;
• the child feels the same problems as with a cold (the appearance of a runny nose, sore throat, general malaise, weakness, dizziness).

A feature of pink lichen is also the difficulty of its detection. It is insidious in the absence of symptoms at the initial stage of infection and exacerbation only after the child has experienced a nervous shock.

It is important to consider that pink lichen does not occur due to a fungal infection. Therefore, the methods of its treatment should not be similar to the treatment of ringworm. The use of corticosteroids is contraindicated.

Dermatologist will prescribe medications in the form of:

• Antihistamines. Recommend taking "Tavegil", "Suprastin", "Erius" in syrup.
• Antimicrobial agents in the form of "Sangviritrin", "Chlorophyllipt". The listed pharmaceutical preparations have a calming effect on the skin and reduce inflammation.

For effective treatment of lichen, it is important to remember that the affected areas cannot be wetted. Instead of baby cream, use peach orolive oil. If the disease is detected in time and treated, the incubation period will be limited to 10 days.

Characteristics of shingles

If a herpes virus enters the baby's body, a disease such as shingles may appear. In most cases, the presence of herpes provokes the development of chickenpox. But in more difficult situations, it is possible to deprive a child of infection, a photo can confirm the diagnosis. This disease is contagious, so it is important to isolate the child. Quarantine is declared in the children's team that the child attended.

The positive aspect of this disease is the development of strong immunity to the herpes virus. For the treatment of herpes zoster, the use of pharmaceutical preparations in the form of "Acyclovir" is indicated.

Prevention of the appearance of lichen

Lichen in children will not appear if you take care of preventive measures. From an early age, a baby should be taught the rules of personal hygiene, take measures to strengthen immunity. Parents should teach their kids not to pet street animals. If you have a pet, you need to monitor his he alth, visit the veterinarian in a timely manner. If your cat or dog has lichen, vaccination of the animal will be required, after which the infection will be defeated. During the treatment of a pet, it is important to ensure that the baby does not come into contact with the animal. If the baby stroked an infected cat or dog, you should immediately wash your hands with soap and treat the skin with antifungal agents.

It is systematically necessary to wash and clean toyschild. For personal children's things, treatment with antiseptics will be required. It is important to monitor the cleanliness of housing, not to visit families that have infected people or pets.

With proper nutrition, the child will receive a sufficient amount of useful components so that the immune system successfully copes with the attack of infections.

For the organization of leisure, it is important to include sports activities, to temper the baby. Do not ignore the peculiarities of the psychological state of the baby from the age of a preschooler to adolescence.

Summing up

The appearance of lichen in a baby is an extremely unpleasant phenomenon. If a dermatologist confirms such a diagnosis, for some time the lifestyle of not only the child, but the whole family changes. It will take effort to defeat the attacking infection.

There are several varieties of lichen. It is generally carried by infected people and animals. Therefore, it is important to teach the baby from an early age to wash his hands after walking. You can not stroke other people's animals, especially if they were met on the street. It is necessary to carefully monitor the state of he alth and pets that are not immune from infection with lichen.

To treat an infection, you need to get a specialist consultation. It is important to choose drugs after diagnosis, since in each individual case you will need to use different anti-inflammatory, antifungal and sedative drugs. Given the peculiarity of depriving to affect the hairy areas of the body, you need to pick up andappropriate medicated shampoo. This will speed up the healing process.

In the treatment of lichen, there are differences in the choice of drugs for adults and children. Many drugs that are traditionally prescribed for adult patients are contraindicated for babies. They should be prescribed only by a specialist after the diagnosis.

If the fact of infection is established, parents must ensure the isolation of the child so that he does not come into contact with other children, he cannot infect them. Taking the drugs prescribed by the doctor, your beloved baby will be able to quickly return to normal. He will recover and be he althy, cheerful and happy again.