Infants from the very first minute of their birth are going through the process of adaptation to the environment. Adapted and the skin of babies, which is not yet able to fully perform the prescribed functions. The process of adapting the baby's skin is accompanied by a series of reactions that can embarrass the young parents, but they are not a disease.
Erythema
Physiological erythema in newborns is a phenomenon that occurs in babies during the first week of their life. It appears as reddened skin, sometimes with a bluish tinge. Symptoms of physiological erythema are manifested on the second day of life of the baby.
Causes of erythema in children
The skin of babies is still very thin and does not perform a properly thermoregulatory function. Skin capillaries due to this excessively filled with blood, especially when the baby is overheating, and give the effect of redness of the skin.
Treatment
No treatment for physiological erythema is required. The kid does not bother at all. To redden the skin passed faster, it is only necessary to arrange baby air baths more often. Passes physiological erythema in newborns after 5-7 days.
Toxic erythema in newborns
Simple erythema in newborns on the second - the third day of life can be accompanied by rashes. They represent a pronounced reddening of the skin with a small white knot. Small bubbles filled with liquid may also appear on the skin of the newborn. The main places of accumulation of nodules are the folds of the baby's arms and legs, buttocks, chest and scalp. These symptoms are characteristic of toxic erythema.
Toxic erythema in newborns is rare. It can be an aggravated state of physiological erythema or a reaction of the baby's organism to breast milk. If the cause of the occurrence of toxic erythema is breast milk, subsequently the child, most often, is prone to allergic reactions.
Treatment
Toxic erythema in newborns does not require treatment, only careful care is needed. Among the main recommendations are air baths. They should be taken to the child as often as possible.
With toxic erythema, it is important to exclude the moment of further deterioration of the skin of the newborn. To do this, you should take care of the blisters on the skin, for example, gently blot out these places after bathing. It is necessary to ensure that the vesicles are not lost and do not burst - this is fraught with the appearance of purulent nodules.
The general condition of the child and the temperature of his body with toxic erythema does not change, and therefore no medication is required. Sometimes experts prescribe to children reception of 5% -s' solution of glucose in volume up to 50 ml.
The main symptoms of toxic erythema, following the recommendations, take place in a week. Completely the baby's skin is restored by the end of the first month of life.