Streptoderma is an infectious disease. Most often, such an ailment affects people with weakened immunity and chronic diseases, as well as children. There are several treatment regimens for this disease, possibly treating streptoderma in home conditions.
Streptococcus Characteristic
Streptococcus bacteria is constantly present on our skin. Thanks to immunity, streptococcus cannot penetrate and cause inflammation. If even minor injuries in the form of scratches are present on the skin or the person's immunity is weakened, the bacterium penetrates into the subcutaneous layers.
Streptococcus causes a disease such as streptoderma, treatment, photos, symptoms and diagnosis of which are described below. Streptoderma is dangerous because group A streptococcus is pathogenic for the kidneys and heart and can cause allergies or autoimmune diseases.
Curious Facts About Streptoderma
- In addition to streptoderma, streptococcus is the cause of tonsillitis, bronchitis, meningitis and many other diseases.
- Among pediatric dermatological diseases, steptoderma is the leading one in prevalence.
- Streptococcus causes about half of all skin diseases.
- Streptoderma is more common in southern countries with subtropical and tropical climates.
Dry streptoderma or lichen
Dry streptoderma, the symptoms and treatment of which are different from other forms of the disease, is also caused by streptococcus bacteria. In common people it is commonly called lichen. It spreads easily between people. With timely treatment, dry streptoderma will not leave marks on the skin. A positive result in the treatment is given by both medication and folk remedies.
Among the causes of the disease, insect bites, swimming in a pool with contaminated water, and a thin epidermis can be distinguished. Dry streptoderma can be transmitted through clothes, hands, toys. In spring, when immunity decreases and vitamins are not enough, dry streptoderma is much more common. Home treatment it is necessary to carry out simultaneously with taking drugs to increase immunity.
This disease is a dry spot up to 5 centimeters in diameter - white or pink, crusty. Most often, the face, ears, lower jaw are affected, less often the disease is found on the back and limbs. Dry streptoderma develops rapidly, body temperature does not increase, itching occurs.
To distinguish dry streptoderma from fungal diseases, diagnosis is possible by seeding biological material. For treatment, the doctor prescribes a course of antibiotics, vitamins. The affected areas of the skin are treated with disinfectants - such as fucorcin, iodine, zelenka, and then ointments containing antibiotics.
Traditional medicine offers many recipes for a disease such as dry streptoderma. Treatment at home can be carried out with alcohol tinctures of elderberry bark, calendula, walnut.
The spots remaining on the skin after recovery disappear after a while.
Streptoderma in adults
In adults, streptoderma rarely occurs due to skin wounds, rather, it can appear as a secondary infection. It can also be transmitted by contact from infected adults and children, through common things.
In adults, the disease is easier than in children. For three weeks, streptoderma in adults can pass, the treatment of which was carried out without medication. A neglected disease can spread throughout the skin.
There is practically no pain in streptoderma in adults, only if an infection gets on an ulcer, inflammation and fever can occur. In the acute stage of the disease, itching and burning appear. In patients with diabetes, the healing process can take several months.
The biggest mistake adults make in the treatment of streptoderma is the refusal to go to the doctor in favor of self-medication. As a rule, treatment of streptoderma at home with antibacterial drugs before the diagnosis can change the clinical picture, which subsequently makes it difficult to make an accurate diagnosis.
Treatment should be carried out comprehensively, in the absence of contraindications, the doctor prescribes physiotherapy. Do not contact with chemicals and water.
Adult Treatment
Treatment of streptoderma with folk remedies is often effective. There are several recipes:
- treatment of affected skin with tatarnik juice up to 5 times a day;
- compresses from the lovage root heal well;
- for 3-4 procedures to cope with streptoderma will help rubbing tincture on the water hellebore;
- inside 100 ml before meals, you can apply the bark of white willow, brewed in boiling water and infused all night;
- tincture of echinacea will help strengthen immunity - it should be taken in 10 drops, dissolved in 15 ml of water, before meals;
- celandine juice, lovage and calendula, passed through a meat grinder, squeezed through gauze, must be mixed with vodka in a 1: 1 ratio and treated with skin and taken orally after a meal;
- you can treat damaged skin with tincture of Japanese Sophora - to prepare it for 100 ml of alcohol, 2 tablespoons of dry grass will be required, it must be insisted in a dark place.
If relapses of the disease often occur, it is necessary to consult an immunologist. Treatment of streptoderma at home should be accompanied by the intake of vitamin complexes and drugs to increase immunity.
Streptoderma in children
Many parents experience streptoderma in their children. The following varieties of it are distinguished:
- simple facial deprivation;
- chronic diffuse streptoderma;
- vulgar ecthyma;
- erysipelas;
- streptococcal seizure;
- impetigo.
Entire epidemics of streptoderma occur in schools and kindergartens, where infection can occur from a sick child and through toys and general things. The main reason for this outbreak is the lack of hygiene.
Symptoms of streptoderma in children
In children with streptoderma, an increase in lymph nodes occurs, the body temperature is low - up to 37.5 °, it can hold for a long time. To confirm the diagnosis, the doctor will prescribe a bacteriological culture of scraping and microscopy, which can be performed only before treatment. If any preparations were used to treat the disease before going to the doctor, a microscopic examination will not give accurate results.
Treatment of childhood streptoderma
If the child's general condition remains normal and the foci of the disease are single, local treatment is sufficient for treatment. With a more severe course of the disease, a course of hemotherapy, vitamin preparations, ultraviolet irradiation of blood and damaged skin are used. Therefore, the treatment of streptoderma in children in home conditions is possible only at the initial stage.
Streptococcal seizures on the face are treated with silver nitrate. With the sluggish nature of the course of the disease, antibacterial drugs are prescribed for a course of 6 days. Children need to treat nails with iodine. For faster recovery, sulfa drugs are used. All injuries to the skin are disinfected to prevent further infection. During treatment, all water procedures are canceled, it is possible to use infusion of chamomile.
After processing the skin, it is necessary to open the resulting pustules and bubbles with a sterile needle, which are then treated with brilliant green. After disinfection of the affected skin, apply a dry dressing with ointment. Often formed crusts are lubricated with salicylic petroleum jelly.
Treatment of streptoderma in children at home should be carried out with the mandatory observance of several rules: a sick child must be given individual dishes, hygiene products, and linen; the room in which it is located should be regularly ventilated, all objects that it used should be disinfected. In hospitals, mandatory quartzing of the room where the patient is located should be carried out.
A sick child must be worn in accordance with the temperature regime and in clothes made from natural fabrics so that he does not sweat.
Treatment of streptoderma at home in a family with several children should be carried out with the mandatory isolation of a sick child.
Streptoderma Prevention
To prevent streptoderma in adults and children, it is necessary:
- conduct timely treatment of all, even minor, skin wounds;
- observe the rules of personal hygiene ;
- timely treat internal diseases;
- strengthen immunity, exercise, lead a healthy lifestyle.