What to do if your child has prickly heat

For children with prickly heat, generally the heat rash will subside after cooling and drying the skin, while severe cases need to be treated with topical medication (glycerite lotion, etc.) and oral medication (loratadine, etc.). 1. Cooling treatment: prickly heat mostly grows on the neck, skin folds and other parts of the body. Keeping the local skin cool and dry will make the lesions subside on their own. For example, take the child to a cooler environment or use cold compresses to cool down the body, avoid putting too much clothing on the child, and let the skin dry naturally after bathing. 2. Topical medication: For severe cases, apply baby glycerine lotion on the prickly heat area. If there is red prickly heat, hydrocortisone ointment can also be used. 3. Oral medication: If your child’s prickly heat area has obvious itching symptoms, you need to take oral antihistamine medication. Parents should bring their children to the regular hospital in time, do not use drugs privately, should strictly follow the doctor’s instructions, so as to avoid adverse consequences.