A small piece of erythema on the baby’s shoulder may be neonatal toxic erythema, prickly heat, eczema and other different conditions, take observation, application of glycerite lotion, glucocorticoids, antihistamines and other treatments.
1. Erythema toxicum neonatorum: most of the episodes occur within a few days after birth, and usually can subside by itself, without special treatment, pay attention to close observation.
2. Prickly heat: often due to the hot environment, sweating after the sweat perspiration caused by poor, will also appear baby shoulders have small red spots, treatment needs to keep the environment cool, sweating in a timely manner to clean, keep the skin dry, if the condition is serious, can be used topical glycerine lotion, glucocorticosteroids such as dinexidine cream and other treatments.
3. eczema: eczema is usually caused by genetic, autoimmune and other factors, such as baby shoulder eczema, can also make the baby shoulder a small red spot, treatment needs to keep the skin clean, the use of medical moisturizers to maintain the skin barrier, the serious need for the application of antihistamines such as chlortetracycline, as well as glucocorticosteroids such as dronederma cream and other treatments.
A small patch of erythema on the baby’s shoulder may have other causes, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, improve the relevant examination to clarify the cause of the standardized treatment, to avoid delaying the condition.