Symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis in children

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Every part of our body will get sick, and the emergence of diseases will not be divided by age. People of every age will be affected by diseases. Dermatitis is a kind of disease that often appears in people, and the types of dermatitis are also different. Seborrheic dermatitis is one of its types, which generally appears in people's head, Bring a certain impact on people, children will also suffer from this disease, the symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis in children, let's do it together to understand it!

Symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis in children

Seborrheic dermatitis is a kind of chronic skin disease, which often occurs in children. Parents should pay attention to it to avoid the aggravation of seborrheic dermatitis. Seborrheic dermatitis brings a lot of trouble to patients, which is not conducive to the growth of children. So? Here is the Shanghai seborrheic dermatitis 3A skin disease hospital expert Wang shoulan made the introduction. Seborrheic dermatitis also known as seborrheic alopecia, alopecia often occurs after seborrheic dermatitis, usually from the top of the head.

The initial symptom of dermatitis is skin inflammation centered on the hair follicle mouth, characterized by small papules, which gradually expand and form well-defined moist greasy scale plaque. In severe cases, the scalp can be covered with dirty scab. There is also a relatively dry, all over the head are gray white chaff like scales - dandruff. The former is called wet seborrheic dermatitis, while the latter is called dry seborrheic dermatitis. Both are itchy and both cause hair to fall off. The pathogenic bacteria causing dermatitis are fungi. It is recommended to use neutral cleaning products, because it can avoid the complications of seborrheic dermatitis.

As for the serious scab on the scalp, glycerin, boiled sterilized vegetable oil or Johnson & Johnson moisturizing oil can be applied on the scab to moisten the skin and temporarily relieve the pain of dermatitis to children. If seborrheic dermatitis has a large rash area, inflamed scalp, other symptoms, or the condition does not improve within a few weeks, you should take your child to the dermatology department of the hospital. If the dermatologist diagnosed that there is secondary bacterial or Candida infection, it should be early to the regular skin hospital for treatment. In addition, parents should remember to pay more attention to the changes of temperature and humidity, and give the baby appropriate skin care measures to help prevent seborrheic dermatitis.

matters needing attention

Take a bath with water or neutral cleaning products, use less soap and pay attention to skin cleaning; When the climate is dry, use mild moisturizing products for the baby, and avoid long-term blowing; When the air temperature is too high, avoid wet sweat on the surface of baby's skin, and use prickly heat powder according to the situation to keep it dry and comfortable.