4 Skin Problems of Baby

This problem is an inflammation of skin areas, which are rich of sebaceous glands, such as scalp, eyebrow, and face. This disease is often found in small children mostly during the age between 3-12 weeks.

1. Seborrheic dermatitis
This problem is an inflammation of skin areas, which are rich of sebaceous glands, such as scalp, eyebrow, and face. This disease is often found in small children mostly during the age between 3-12 weeks. The inflammation is resulted from an increase of the Pityrosporum ovale yeasts which mostly live in the skin pores and eat the skin’s fat and protein. The inflamed skin rashes are in form of white or yellow scaling all over the scalp, without hair fall, and also found on the face, behind the ears, at the eyebrow, and at the bend of foldable joints or at the sexual organs as well.

Treatment and Prevention: This kind of disease is not severe. Mostly the symptom will get better when the age is 6-8 months and may appear again during the teenage. Mothers should use shampoo and products especially for baby and avoid products that contain fragrances because they cause allergy and increase the rashes. If the symptom does not get better even though you have followed this instruction, it is recommended to take the children to see medical specialist.

2. Skin with heat rashes and pus
Children start to have fever and red rashes infected by virus that can also cause chickenpox. The pimple is initially red and later gets more watery with red surrounding skin which eventually becomes pus on the skin. The chickenpox mostly appears in serial sets. Important symptom is that the rashes can be found in the same area at various phases. Besides the skin, this kind of pimple may also be found in the mouth or on the scalp.

Treatment and Prevention: At present, there are chickenpox preventive vaccines, which can reduce the rate of occurrence and the severity of the disease. Children receive this vaccination when they are 1 year old. The vaccine is highly safe and its rate of efficiency to prevent the disease is 95-98 percent. It also reduces the chances of the herpes zoster. Children who are already vaccinated may possibly get this disease but the symptom and rashes are less severe.

3. Bacterial Skin Infection
Children’s skin may be infected by the Bacteria, known as Impetigo, which is a skin infection found at the epidermis layer. Initially, the symptom is in form of red spots which later become blistering rashes. When they break apart and get dried, the scales are in mixed white and yellow or soft brown color. Sometimes there may be some leaking lymph. This kind of rash is mostly found at the body, facial, and leg skin.

Treatment and Prevention: Children’s nails should be always kept short and hands are often washed. Children’s skin and clothes should be well cleaned in order to reduce the disease’s rate of occurrence. Since the blistering rashes are itchy, they may be scratched and then the diseases are collected at finger, fingernails, or towels. The scratched marks expedite the infection to other areas of the body. While having these rashes, children should not be allowed to play closely with other children as this disease may be spread via close contacts.

4. Diaper Dermatitis
Diaper dermatitis is mostly found in small children at age between 3-18 months. The rashes occurred at the diaper-wearing areas. Initially, the red rashes are found at the bulging zone which is contacted with the wet diapers such as, for example, the inner thigh, bottom, and sexual organ. There is no rash on skin in the area not directly contacted with the diaper. The rashes may become more red, more bulging or swelling eczema, and scratched marks. There are many causes of the symptom such as directly exposed to irritating substances, urine and stools, or allergy to the contacted substances.

Treatment and Prevention: Always keep the skin clean and dry. After urination and defecation, clean with water and dry with absorbing cloth. Diapers that are made from clothing materials should be changed immediately after the urination and defecation. The diapers should be washed with baby soap or cleansing liquid which are not allergic for children. Often change the diapers in order to reduce moistness. For parents who use manufactured diapers for their children, the selected products should meet required standards and comfort, with good absorbing and ventilating properties, together with use of suitable skin covering, in order to reduce the occurrences of rashes. In case there are red rashes in areas surrounding the anus, application of covering substances such as Zinc Oxide which contains Zinc will help to prevent direct contact between the skin and the urine or stool as well as prevention of moistness within the diaper.