What should I do if my child has prickly heat on his back?

Prickly heat on child’s back can be treated by daily care and medication. The cause of prickly heat on a child’s back may be a skin disease caused by a blockage of the sweat ducts in summer when the weather is hot and the child sweats a lot, which will be accompanied by a prickly sensation. To prevent prickly heat, keep the skin as dry and clean as possible, avoid contact with irritants, and change clothes frequently. If the symptoms are not improved by care, you can use cold water wet compresses under the guidance of a physician, or you can also use topical glycerin lotion, hydrocortisone ointment and other treatments. The child’s back prickly heat performance symptoms more, if there are other more serious skin symptoms, it is recommended to take the child to a professional skin hospital, to avoid the adverse consequences of blind self-medication.