Prickly heat is also known as Corn Rash. Corn Rash is caused by the fact that in a hot environment, the large amount of sweat secreted by the human body cannot be discharged normally, and it accumulates in the epidermal stratum corneum and superficial layer of the dermis, resulting in damage to the skin. Small children with corn rashes can be removed through general treatment, topical drug therapy and systemic drug therapy.
1. General treatment: attention should be paid to ventilation and heat dissipation, maintaining appropriate indoor temperature and humidity. The area of small children with milia is treated with skin cooling, while keeping the skin clean and dry, wiping sweat in time to avoid sweat irritation. And then change into loose clothes, at the same time instructed small children not to scratch the affected area with their hands.
2. Topical drug treatment: to cool, astringent, anti-itch as the principle, can be used externally glycerine lotion, for pus prickly heat can be used externally 2% ichthyol glycerine lotion, Huanglian puff powder.
3. Systemic medication: when itching is obvious, oral antihistamine can be taken, such as loratadine syrup or cetirizine hydrochloride drops. Pus rash infection serious oral antibiotics, such as roxithromycin dry suspension, etc., can also take heat, detoxification, diuretic Chinese medicine, such as honeysuckle and so on.
Children with corn rash, should pay attention to avoid prolonged exposure to high temperatures, daily recommended light diet, if the symptoms are serious, parents should take the child timely medical treatment. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.