The typical symptoms of heat rash in young children, also known as prickly heat, are densely distributed small pimples, blisters or pustules on the trunk or skin folds, which increase after sweating, and other symptoms such as itchiness and tingling of the skin. Prickly heat can be categorized into crystalline milia, red milia, pustular milia, and deep milia according to the damage of sweat ducts and the site of sweat overflow, and the performance of different types is different.
1. Crystalline milia: it occurs on the neck, chest and abdomen, and is characterized by dense and multiple, crystalline blisters, scales and other symptoms, which can be self-healing.
2. red cornual rash: it occurs in children’s head and face, buttocks, etc., manifested as red papules, small blisters, obvious itching, mild burning sensation, tingling sensation, which can cause children to scratch the skin, crying and other symptoms.
3. Pustular milia: it occurs in the folds of the skin (flexion of the limbs, perineum, etc.), the back of bedridden people, the head of the child, manifested as papules, pinhead-sized pustules, itching, stinging, aggravated by sweating, which may cause the child to scratch the skin or cry and other symptoms.
4. Deep corn rash: lesions manifested as deep in the papules, blisters, severe cases can lead to headache, dizziness, fatigue, loss of appetite and other symptoms.
It is recommended that young children diagnosed with prickly heat, if necessary, to the regular hospital dermatology consultation, under the guidance of the doctor reasonable treatment, to avoid delay.