Children with diarrhea are prone to skin rashes

Mothers with children with diarrhea often rarely notice a complication, which is skin rash. Redness of the area due to diarrhea around the anus if not timely care will spread, become slippery ulcers, heal long, cause fever, urinary infection, blood infection, very dangerous.

Research at HCMC Children's Hospital 1 shows that children under 3 years old are prone to skin rash due to diarrhea. The disease is concentrated in children younger than 2 years old, more boys occur than girls. The risk is higher in children with multiple diarrhea (more than 10 times a day).

(Photo: SK & ĐS) Why are diarrhea-prone children prone to skin rash? The main reason is that the perianal area is frequently exposed to skin stimulants. When a child has diarrhea many times without proper care and hygiene, the skin of this area will get wet often by feces and urine. The presence of intestinal enzymes, microorganisms in the stool and ammonia in the urine will irritate the skin, causing acute inflammation, causing skin redness, rash, and ulcers.

The wet condition is related to the number of times you go to the toilet. Young children have delicate skin, are less resistant to inflammatory substances so they are more prone to skin rash than older children. Children who breastfed artificially had a higher pH of breastfed babies, so they were more prone to skin rash. In addition, there are other risk factors such as improper use of diapers, too tight diapers that rub the skin, do not change diapers after every urination or improper change, wearing diapers at the time of the buttock. wet wet often .

Skin rash caused by acute diarrhea usually appears on the 2nd to 5th day after diarrhea. The perianal area is bright red, followed by red ulcer, watery, bleeding, pus progression. Children with skin rashes often experience pain at bowel movements, harassment, even poor appetite, low sleep, and are difficult to care for.

Acute papillary skin infection occurs when the area is affected by ulcers and pus. At this time, there is usually a sign of full body fever, sometimes a skin rash becomes a month-long pus. Prolonged skin rash appears when lesions spread to the 2 sides of the groin and the external genitals; redness, sores, redness of the genitals; often accompanied by complications of UTIs, painful urination, difficulty urinating, prolonged fever.

If detected early and cared for appropriately, skin rashes are usually gradual within 5 to 10 days. The way to take care of children with skin rash at home is to keep the skin clean and dry to prevent further progressive dermatitis. Helps heal quickly by making it clear to reduce itching and reduce skin irritation:

Properly clean your skin, change diapers regularly, after each time you urinate. Rinse skin gently with warm water and soap, avoid rubbing hard, waiting for new skin to wear diapers.

Clearing skin, diaper tape is not too tight. In the evening or when the baby sleeps, the diaper may be open, allowing time for skin to be exposed to the air. Note to choose diapers suitable for young size, not too small. If the skin has ulceration, watery discharge, topical application of antiseptic is effective in drying the skin like methyl blue, betadine.

Do not apply chrome powder because chalk will stick to the skin rash causing irritation. Take the child to see a doctor when the child looks tired, skin rash spreads, abrasions ulcer, bleeding, pus, children have more signs of fever or skin rash does not decrease after 3 days.