Case: Doudou is seven months old and is a very active little guy. A few days ago, my mom took Doudou downstairs to play, and Doudou had a great time playing with the kids. However, after coming home, Doudou began to lose energy and ate very little supplemental food. When mom held Doudou, she felt that Doudou’s body was a little warm, and took a temperature of 38.7°C. He was fine when he was playing in the afternoon, how could he suddenly have a fever? The first thing you need to do is to go to the pharmacy and buy a fever reducer and give it to Doudou. After taking the fever reducer, Doudou didn’t have a fever at night, so she thought she had a cold and was relieved when the fever subsided. However, the next morning, Doudou had no energy again, and when mom took the temperature, she had a fever again. This time, the mother did not dare to delay, rushed to take Doudou to the hospital.
”Do you have a runny nose or cough?” The doctor asked.
”The fever suddenly came on, and it went down with medicine at night, but it came back today.” Doudou’s mother said.
The doctor looked at Doudou’s throat and felt behind his ears, “The lymph nodes are a little large, so a routine blood test is needed.”
The results of the routine blood test came out: low white blood cells and high lymphocytes.
”The preliminary diagnosis is early childhood emergency rash, the baby will have a fever for 3 to 4 days, the fever will go down, the rash will come out, and the disease will be well.” The receiving doctor said.
Doudou’s mother took Doudou home with a feeling of apprehension, and sure enough, three days later Doudou had a rash all over his body, but no more fever, and he was also in good spirits. A week later, the rash had cleared up and both Dad and Mom were relieved.
Explaining emergency rash
The main manifestation is a sudden onset of high fever, which usually lasts for about 3-5 days, followed by a pink spot-like rash all over the body. Erysipelas, also known as infantile rose rash, is an acute pediatric infectious disease caused by a virus. It is characterized clinically by a sudden onset of fever and an outbreak of rash when the fever subsides.
Signs unique to toddler rash
1. Babies over 6 months of age have no signs of a cold in the early stages but suddenly develop a fever. If the fever reaches 38-39 degrees Celsius immediately, you should suspect the possibility of E.R.
2.Going to the hospital will usually reveal a slightly red throat and even swollen lymph nodes in the neck.
3. The vast majority of babies have a high fever but are still in good spirits and their appetite is not affected. However, cold symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose and coughing may appear as the illness progresses. A small number of babies will be irritable, vomiting, diarrhea and loss of appetite.
4. Generally speaking, blood tests will not reveal abnormalities such as an increase in white blood cells, but there will be an increase in lymphocytes. (This does not necessarily mean that the baby has inflammation in the body that needs to be treated with antibiotics, but many doctors will associate a red throat and consider a respiratory infection.)
5. Generally speaking, the fever of toddler rash subsides after 3 or 4 days of fever and the rash comes out. During this period, no matter what fever-reducing measures are used, the body temperature will not be maintained normal. The most important thing is that you can get a good idea of what you’re doing. Most of the rash is on the trunk at first, especially on the waist and abdomen. The rash spreads to the neck, face and extremities and usually recedes after two to three days.
Early childhood emergency rash care
1, careful use of antipyretic drugs: the infant emergency rash requires a few days of fever before the rash can appear. The temperature will still rise quickly after the use of antipyretic drugs. The baby can apply antipyretic medicine when the fever reaches 38.5℃ or more, but the medicine should not be used more than 4 times in 24 hours.
2, more physical cooling: use antipyretic paste (or cool water soaked, wringing non-dripping towel) on the forehead, or warm water to wipe the armpits, extremities.
3, more for the baby to drink water, drink juice: water can detoxify, and this time the baby will generally want to drink water. If the baby’s appetite is not very good, do not have to force him to drink milk and eat. Can eat some liquid food, such as rice soup, noodle soup.
4, do not use antibiotics: early childhood emergency rash is caused by a virus, the application of antibiotics is ineffective, and can cause side effects such as diarrhea and thrush in babies.
5, burn out of the rash after 2 to 3 days generally rash will subside and heal, during the attention to reduce outdoor activities, resume normal diet.
6, the rash generally does not require special treatment, the rash area with warm water to wash (about 40 ℃), the water temperature should not be too hot, so as not to stimulate the skin. Avoid scratching your baby, do not wear silk or woolen clothing, and change clothes and diapers regularly.
7. Keep the skin clean, dry and hygienic, often wipe off the sweat stains on the child’s body, dress appropriately and avoid getting cold.
Tips for moms
The best way to prevent this disease is to take your baby to public places as little as possible. It is normal for babies to have mild runny nose and diarrhea during high fever. There is no specific medicine for this disease, but the prognosis is good. If your baby has not had the disease before the age of 2, the chances of getting it again are very low.