Children with chickenpox, general symptomatic treatment can be, if children with chickenpox serious complications, such as chickenpox pneumonia, encephalitis, but also need antiviral treatment, if the combination of bacterial infection, need to be anti-infective treatment at the same time.
1. No co-infection: children with chickenpox, if there is no fever or local skin itching, redness and swelling, etc., need to pay attention to do not scratch the location of chickenpox, high fever more than 38.5 ℃, the child appeared to be obviously uncomfortable, you can use ibuprofen, acetaminophen medication; itchy skin can also be used as a topical glycerin lotion.
If there are serious complications, such as chickenpox pneumonia and encephalitis, antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, are needed.
2. Co-infections: If the co-infections are bacterial infections, antibiotics such as cephalosporin and amoxicillin should be used according to the situation.
The above medications are recommended to be taken under the guidance of a doctor and should not be used on your own.