Lishay is a fairly common ailment, which, fortunately, is successfully treated at home and almost never causes serious complications. In this article we will tell you how to treat lichen in children, including folk remedies, in order to quickly rid your child of unpleasant manifestations of the disease.
Than to treat lichen at the child of the house?
Treatment depriving children, both at home and in a medical institution, must necessarily be comprehensive. Most often, the following drugs are used to get rid of unpleasant symptoms of the disease, to alleviate the general condition of the sick child and to stop the further development of fungal damage:
- antibiotics are designed to prevent further development of the infection. At home, these drugs are in most cases used in the form of tablets for oral administration;
- if the child's body temperature reaches 38.5 degrees, use children's antipyretic drugs, such as Nurofen or Panadol;
- the itch of the spots formed on the body is removed with the help of antihistamines in the form of tablets, drops and ointments, for example, Fenistil, Zirtek and others;
- Finally, various means based on hormones are used to reduce the external manifestations of the disease. The most commonly used in this category are betamethasone, hydrocortisone and prednisolone ointment.
In the event that the cause of the impairment of the child lies in the weakening of its immunity, an additional intake of antiviral medicinal products may be prescribed,
Treatment depriving children of folk remedies at home
If the deprivation of the child is easy, you can use the traditional methods of treating this ailment. Most often, preference is given to the following methods:
- applying to the affected areas of the skin gauze, abundantly moistened with apple cider vinegar;
- lubrication of newly appeared plaques with iodine. You can also alternate iodine with greenery;
- rubbing into the diseased skin a mixture of birch tar and butter, taken in equal proportions.