Itchy children in hot weather may have physiological causes, such as autonomic dysregulation. There may also be acute eczema or urticaria, generally medication, such as oral cetirizine or loratadine.
1. Physiological factors: the child’s own constitution is easily affected by the external temperature and humidity, the hot weather will affect the child’s autonomic nervous system, dysregulation, may produce body itching sensation, through the physical cooling can be relieved.
2. Pathologic factors:
(1) acute eczema: due to the child’s skin by the influence of hot weather, sweat excretion obstacles, may lead to acute eczema and accompanied by itching. Generally oral cetirizine or loratadine for drug treatment.
(2) urticaria: hot weather and wind may lead to the release of a large number of vasoactive substances in the child’s body, causing skin vascular reaction, easily lead to itchy skin, air masses, general medication, such as topical glycerine lotion, zinc oxide ointment and so on.
Children with hot weather itchy body may also be due to fungal infections, if the symptoms are serious parents should take their children to the hospital in a timely manner to identify the cause of the treatment, do not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.