What to do about children’s prickly heat on the buttocks

Prickly heat, which is caused by obstruction within the exocrine sweat ducts, can be made to subside through nursing and adjunctive pharmacologic interventions. 1. Nursing care: to minimize sweating and obstruction of sweat ducts as a principle, try to keep the skin in a cool and dry environment, change breathable clothing, do not over-warm. Wear loose, soft clothing as much as possible. 2. Pharmacological intervention: Topical corticosteroid ointment (e.g. 2.5% hydrocortisone or 0.1% triamcinolone) can reduce itching and accelerate the inflammation to subside. It is recommended to go to the regular medical institutions, under the guidance of specialists to standardize the use of drugs.