Rash around the edge of the mouth may be suffering from drooling rash, impetigo, herpes simplex, which can be treated with reasonable medication if necessary.
1. Drool rash: It is a kind of eczema, which is caused by drool attaching to the skin for a long time and destroying the skin barrier, causing irritation to the skin around the mouth, and it usually occurs in infants and young children under one year old. Drooling rash is characterized by redness and rashes around the mouth, blisters in severe cases, occasional flaking, and itching and tingling.
After suffering from drooling rash, you need to clean the skin around the mouth to make it dry and clean, if the symptoms are mild, no medication, appropriate application of moisturizing cream; if the symptoms are more serious, you can under the guidance of the physician appropriate application of Dinocaprolactone cream, hydrocortisone butyrate cream treatment.
2. Impetigo: mainly caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus b hemolyticus infection, manifested in superficial pustules on the skin, which can be transmitted by contact.
In terms of treatment, the first thing you should pay attention to is isolation and disinfection of clothing. When the pustules are not broken, the application of ichthyol ointment and glycerite lotion can also be used. After it has been broken, 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution, raffinose solution can be used for cleaning and wet compresses.
3. Herpes simplex: it can be treated with dry astringent, antiviral and anti-infection based topical ointment, such as acyclovir or penciclovir, interferon, and glycerite lotion.
Rash around the edge of the mouth may also be caused by other causes, it is recommended to go to the dermatologist, under the guidance of the physician reasonable treatment. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.