Diathesis in a child on the priest, cheeks and other parts of the body, many parents regard as a disease. In fact, this is not a completely true statement, because the term “diathesis” should be understood as a feature of the body in which the baby becomes more prone to the development of a disease. Frequent skin rashes caused by allergic diathesis. This is due to the fact that the children's body is not fully formed. Many substances for him are allergens, from which the body is trying to protect itself. As a result, redness, swelling, rash on the skin occurs.
Causes of occurrence
When diathesis appears on the pope in a child, it is necessary to establish the cause and begin treatment. Changes may be caused by:
- Improper child care. Children who constantly wear diapers are more likely to undergo diathesis. This is due to the accumulation of moisture, which prevents air from passing through the thick layers of the diaper. As a result, he begins to rub his skin, causing irritation in a matter of hours. As a preventive measure, it is necessary to regularly change the diaper, wash the child after each stool, give the body a rest. It is important to choose the right size.
- Allergy to cosmetics, diapers. Diathesis in a child on the pope may occur due to an allergic reaction to diaper materials, creams, and bath products. Tender children's skin is irritated by particles of washing powder left on clothes and bedding. After the termination of contact with the stimulus, the manifestations of diathesis pass.
- Food allergy. Children are very sensitive to everything that enters their body. Diathesis can be a manifestation of the reaction to the foods that the mother eats, baby food components, overeating during the introduction of complementary foods. In older children, such an ailment arises on new products. Usually the reaction occurs on the face, less often on the priest, hands.
How does it manifest
In order for parents to be able to distinguish pathology from an allergic reaction, you need to know what diathesis on the pope of the child looks like. This reaction is indicated when red dense spots with clear boundaries appear on the skin. They are prone to the formation of scales, peeling of the skin.
The color of the spots determines the intensity of diathesis. Most often these are bright red formations.
Sometimes diathesis is manifested by allergic dermatitis in the form of a rash, papules, vesicles, vesicles, or simply red dots. The danger of such rashes is that they itch, and the child combs them, bringing an infection.
It is important to distinguish diathesis from diaper rash. The latter occurs due to prolonged wearing of diapers. If, after carrying out hygiene procedures and treating the skin with powder, the skin begins to lighten, the spots go away, then this is diaper rash. Diathesis in a child on the priest passes only from the third day of treatment.
Diagnostics
Before starting treatment, the doctor must accurately diagnose. To do this, he conducts the following diagnostic procedures:
- examines the child, evaluating the skin not only in the affected areas, but also healthy areas;
- conducts a survey of parents in order to determine the cause, the time of the appearance of diathesis, under what circumstances it arose, to which an allergy appeared;
- necessarily prescribed blood tests, urine tests;
- allergy tests are taken;
- immunograms are carried out.
To determine how to treat diathesis on the pope in a child, the doctor may prescribe an abdominal ultrasound. Thus, he will most accurately assess the state of health of the baby and identify non-allergic pathologies that can lead to the appearance of symptoms of diathesis.
To determine the product that the child is allergic to, mother is advised to keep a diary with a description of the diet and the reaction of the child's body.
A child with diathesis is examined not only by a pediatrician, but also by an allergist and a nutritionist.
Treatment
Before smearing diathesis on the pope of a child, it is necessary to decide which drug is suitable. Most often, diathesis is associated with contact allergens in the form of diapers, skin care products, and hygiene products. As soon as contact with the allergen is stopped, the symptoms will begin to pass. This type does not require drug therapy.
If some food product caused an allergy, then it is completely excluded from the child’s diet. The same applies to cosmetics - they are replaced with hypoallergenic.
Additionally, local and general medicines are selected.
General recommendations
You can speed up the treatment of diathesis by creating special conditions.
- Great benefits come from air baths. They are carried out daily.
- It is necessary to monitor the regimen of the child, give his body a rest from diapers.
- After bowel movement, the child must be washed with soap and dry skin.
- You need to bathe your baby daily.
- You can not wrap a child. Otherwise, it will begin to sweat, overheat, and air circulation will be disturbed. All this leads to overheating and other problems.
- To wash clothes, clothes need only baby detergent.
- For children, clothes and bedding are selected only from materials that do not cause allergies.
- If the baby is on artificial feeding, then he needs to replace the mixture with a hypoallergenic one.
Local preparations
To quickly heal the skin, the doctor prescribes ointments, creams. They are necessary to relieve itching, inflammation, speedy healing of wounds and prevent the penetration of infection.
Pediatricians prescribe drugs such as:
- Bepanten. The tool has a regenerative effect. It contains vitamin B. Ointment has an effective effect on trophic tissue, relieves inflammation.
- Panthenol-ratiopharm. This is an analogue of Bepanten, but with Vitamin E, which is part of the composition, which contributes to the accelerated recovery of the skin.
- Fenistil. Ointment is prescribed for children to relieve local symptoms of allergies.
- "Emolium." The composition of the drug includes triglycerides of fatty acids, natural oils. These substances moisturize the skin, relieve symptoms of diathesis.
A matched diathesis ointment for infants helps relieve unpleasant symptoms of the disease.
General action drugs
As general drugs, the doctor selects an antihistamine drug and determines its dosage. Children may be assigned:
- Zirtek is an antihistamine that blocks histamine H1 receptors. The drug helps relieve itching, eliminates the rash.
- Fenistil. In addition to the ointment, the doctor can prescribe drops for oral administration, which have a pronounced anti-allergic effect.
- Suprastin. A popular drug that effectively removes toxins. He is actively fighting various types of allergies: contact, food and more.
- Enterosgel. The drug is a paste for the preparation of a suspension. It removes toxins from the body, has a positive effect on the intestines.
Each drug has its own advantages and mission.
Ointment "Elokom"
In some cases, doctors prescribe a hormonal ointment to treat diathesis. And from what is the ointment "Elokom" really and what is she treated? This drug is intended for topical treatment of itching symptoms in skin pathologies that can be treated with corticosteroid drugs.
You can not use the tool for children suffering from hypersensitivity to the constituent components - this is stated in the instructions for use of the ointment "Elokom". According to reviews, the average price of a drug is 150 rubles.
"Elokom" is applied to the skin with a thin layer once a day. The duration of treatment with the drug is determined in each case individually. If it is supposed to treat diathesis on the face, then the use of ointment is allowed no longer than five days. The drug is not prescribed for children under two years of age, this is stated in the instructions for use of the ointment "Elokom". Reviews and price give clear information that inexpensive drugs can be effective.
Combination drug
The drug "Celestoderm-B" with garamycin refers to combination preparations containing corticosteroids and antibiotics.
"Celestoderm-B" has many positive actions. As part of the drug, a substance that has an antibacterial effect. It is used to treat bacterial infections of the skin, with complications, suspected secondary infection. The drug is used to treat itching, dermatitis, psoriasis.
Ointment has contraindications. It can not be used in the presence of allergies to the constituent components, with viral infections, with varicose veins, mycoses, ophthalmic pathologies. Contraindication is children's age up to two years. Until this age, the drug is used only for vital signs.
If the child has no contraindications, then the doctor can prescribe this remedy for him. It is applied in a thin layer to the affected area of the skin twice a day - in the mornings and evenings. In mild cases of diathesis, the drug is used once a day, applied to the skin before bedtime. The duration of treatment is selected individually in each case.
During the use of the drug, side effects may occur in the form of a rash, skin irritation, itching, folliculitis.
Diathesis - what to do
Treatment should begin with a change in your diet. Then you should change the washing powder, replacing it with laundry soap. To reduce hyperemia, it is recommended to bathe the baby with decoctions of herbs: chamomile, celandine, calendula. They are pre-steamed strictly according to the instructions, then added to the bath. Bathing in herbs is carried out as a preventive measure 2-3 times a week to prevent diaper rash and other problems.
After the bath, the skin is treated with an oily solution of vitamin A. If after 2-3 days the symptoms of diathesis do not begin to subside, then drug treatment is carried out using ointments, gels prescribed by a doctor. Allergological tests are mandatory to determine the cause of hypersensitivity.