The reason why children get red rashes like mosquito bites

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Many parents, when they see a child with a red rash like a mosquito bite, worry about what disease the child has and what to do? In fact, there are a number of conditions that cause a child to develop a mosquito-like rash all over their body. For each cause, there will be a different treatment.

1. What causes a child to have a red rash like a mosquito bite?

Baby Eczema Eczema is a common medical condition in young children, especially in infants aged 1-5 months. The manifestation of this condition is the frequent appearance of red, mosquito-like rashes on the skin of the child's cheeks, around the mouth, behind the ear or the back of the child's hand.
The main cause of newborn rashes like mosquito bites is an allergy to milk. Most of these red spots will disappear on their own as the child gets older and usually do not leave scars with proper care and hygiene.
When the child is breastfeeding, the mother should pay attention to the diet, avoid the use of foods that are easy to cause allergies and use detergents suitable for the baby's skin. At the same time, clean the skin, only use medicines and skin creams when prescribed by a specialist.
Children with tinea pedis If a child has a red rash like a mosquito bite in the area around the mouth or face, but does not appear on other areas of the body, it is also possible that the child has a fungal skin infection, mainly fungal bacteria. yeast (Candida).
If not treated effectively and properly, children with tinea versicolor will feel uncomfortable, or fussy and have difficulty eating. The fungus can spread from the child's tongue and mouth to the lower respiratory tract such as the bronchi and lungs, causing respiratory infections. At that time, the child will have pain, burning in the mouth, making it difficult to eat and drink.
If you have cleaned the infected skin area for the child with physiological saline but the red spots on the skin still do not show signs of disappearing, you should take your child to the doctor for timely treatment and avoidance. The fungus spreads or the infected skin lesions get worse. Absolutely do not arbitrarily use drugs, skin creams when the child has not been examined and prescribed by a specialist.
Children with hand, foot and mouth disease Many parents confuse children with hand, foot and mouth disease with some skin diseases. Because in the first 1-2 days when the child has hand, foot and mouth disease, there will be red spots with a diameter of a few mm, floating on the skin surface like the above conditions. These rashes then turn into blisters.
The blisters often appear in places such as the mouth, palms and feet, buttocks, knees, elbows. Besides, children also have other symptoms such as fever, fatigue, poor appetite, little cough, runny nose, possibly diarrhea or vomiting. However, what makes children feel more uncomfortable is the sores in the mouth that cause pain, loss of appetite and fussiness.
Parents absolutely must not squeeze, inject these blisters, nor should they apply drugs and skin creams without a doctor's prescription. Because the wrong use of medicine can cause blood and skin infections in children.

2. What to do when the child has a red rash like a mosquito bite?

Depending on the cause of the child's red spots like mosquito bites, there will be the most appropriate treatment.
If the cause is an insect bite, you should not be too worried, you can apply a cool towel to the red areas of the child's skin to improve the swelling, use some safe skin medications. to quickly reduce swelling.
When a child has a red rash like a mosquito bite is caused by eczema and spreads quickly to other areas, the more the itch becomes more intense, you should give the child a cool bath to clean the skin, reduce itching and inflammation, maybe give more A few drops of eucalyptus essential oil in bath water helps to disinfect. At the same time, it is necessary for children to use medicines prescribed by doctors to quickly recover from illness.
If the cause is a child's fungus or hand, foot and mouth disease, you need to instruct the child not to scratch the damaged skin, the safest way is to cut the child's fingernails. After that, you should give your child a cool drink, wear loose-fitting clothes and absorb sweat well.
To avoid a child's rash like mosquito bites, you should note the following:
Regularly keep the child's body clean, especially after each meal; Keep the children's living space cool and tidy; When your child has a red rash, you should avoid letting your child use his or her fingernails to scratch or scratch the spots; Take your child to see a doctor right away to be examined by a specialist and have timely treatment measures.

3. How to prevent children from getting red like mosquito bites

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