Rash in a newborn: what to do?

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

Rash in a newborn is quite common. His skin is very delicate and sensitive to external stimuli and internal factors. Is it worth it to do something or quickly run to the doctor, barely seeing crumbs of a rash on the skin? Let's figure it out!

Let's start with the fact that in the first three months of life, a rash in a newborn is a frequent and common phenomenon, due to changes in the hormonal background. It is also called "neonatal acne". In appearance, these are small reddish pimples on the face, head, neck and back. This is a natural process and there is no need to run to the doctor.

Never do the following if your newborn has a hormonal rash:

• do not dry with solutions of alcohol and potassium permanganate;
• do not use antibiotics and anti-allergic drugs;
• don't dust the irritated area with talcum powder.

You can help the baby by daily bathing in boiled water, airing the room and moistening the air in it. And only in the case when the rash occupies significant areas of the body, you should consult a doctor. Usually in such casesa cream containing ketoconazole is prescribed.

At the age of three months to one and a half years, a rash in a newborn can be a symptom of "infant acne" - these are sebaceous inflammations with a black dot in the center. Here you can't do without a pediatrician - he must prescribe treatment and monitor the result.

A rash on the body of a newborn can be a harmless prickly heat, a manifestation of an allergic reaction, and a symptom of dangerous infectious diseases, such as measles, scarlet fever.

Sweating

Too warm and tight clothing, poor hygiene can lead to prickly heat - a rash of small fluid bubbles in the folds of the skin or in the groin, sometimes with itching. It is easy to overcome such a rash in a newborn - often leave the baby without clothes, do not wrap him up, ventilate the room and bathe the baby regularly. Itching will be relieved by a soda compress.

Food allergy

The introduction of complementary foods or the consumption of food allergens by a nursing mother can cause a newborn to develop a rash on her cheeks. Usually it resembles blisters from a nettle burn. There is only one solution - try to limit the consumption of allergenic foods: cow's milk, citrus fruits, nuts, chocolate and brightly colored fruits, vegetables and berries.

Dermatitis

This is the skin's reaction to external irritants such as washing powder, fluff and pet hair. Choose a hypoallergenic powder for washing children's clothes.

If the appearance of a rash on the child's body is accompanied by a deterioration in he alth, fever, diarrhea, fever or sore throat; if the rash grows all over the body or fluid is released from the pimples, consult a doctor immediately! Most likely, this is one of the infectious diseases:

• chickenpox;
• roseola or baby three-day fever;
• scarlet fever;
• measles.

For the duration of the treatment, the child will need to be isolated from others and to use medication, which only a doctor can prescribe!

Be attentive to the he alth of your baby and contact the clinic in time. He alth to you and your child!