The redness, swelling and hardness of the mosquito bites in infants are considered to be the possibility of insect bite dermatitis, which can be relieved by general treatment, topical medication, oral medication, etc. The general treatment: parents should avoid scratching the local area to keep it dry and clean to avoid secondary bacterial infection.
1. General treatment: parents need to avoid local scratching, keep the local dry, clean, avoid secondary bacterial infection, while doing a good job of mosquito prevention, mosquito repellent work, to avoid being bitten again. When the redness and swelling is serious, you can use a towel wrapped in ice packs to apply cold compresses to the local area.
2. Topical medication: Parents can give the child external glycerine lotion and other drugs to astringent, antipruritic treatment; when the redness and swelling is serious, parents can be under the guidance of the doctor for the child to use hydrocortisone butyrate cream and other glucocorticosteroid ointment.
3. Oral drug treatment: children within 1 year of age with severe itching, parents can follow the doctor’s instructions oral cetirizine and other antihistamines to stop itching treatment.
Parents are advised to bring their children with insect bite dermatitis to regular hospitals in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to standardize the treatment, do not self-medication.