Care of pediatric eczema

  Pediatric eczema is the most common skin disease in pediatric dermatology and is often chronic and recurrent. The goal of pediatric eczema treatment is to keep the clinical symptoms of the child in a state of continuous remission so that the child can grow and develop normally. Therefore, in addition to drugs, the management of daily life and skin care of the child is equally important.  The basic requirements are coolness, ventilation and cleanliness, and the use of wet mops and rags to clean the room. In the cold season when eczema is heavy, you should try to live indoors to ensure that the humidity in the room, the use of humidifiers in cities with heating is very necessary.  2, diet First of all, promote breastfeeding, do not blindly ban food types, except with clear evidence. For children with suspected formula milk allergy, choose amino acid formula or hydrolyzed protein milk powder. Adding side dishes should be based on the principles of small amount at the beginning, slow increment, increase one by one, and gradual progress. In addition, the skin around the mouth should be stimulated by food and saliva as little as possible.  3, dressing to cotton is preferred, loose and soft, all skin contact products such as bedding, toys, etc. to natural cotton is good, avoid artificial fibers, feathers and woolen fabrics, such as direct contact with the skin. The thickness of clothing should be slightly thinner than normal infants of the same age.  4, skin cleaning care skin cleaning to warm water bathing is good (36 ℃ ~ 38 ℃), minimize the use of skin cleansers, only when necessary or necessary parts of the use of cleansers to children’s special weak acid is appropriate, can be once a day, bathing time 5 ~ 10 minutes, after the bath in the skin when wet to moisturizer can prevent moisture loss. Moisturizers try to use soft and fragrance-free preparations.  Generally market moisturizers are divided into creams, creams and lotions, creams are used for the more serious parts of dry skin, lotions can be used for basically normal skin, and creams are basically in between. If you need topical medication try to apply the medication first before applying skin care agents, and topical medication should be used under the guidance of a doctor.