Children’s forehead prickly heat, mostly in the hot and stuffy environment, can be relieved by general treatment, topical medication or systemic medication.
1. General treatment: pay attention to indoor ventilation, keep cool, skin should also be clean and dry, available warm water bath, avoid hot water soap scrubbing.
2. Topical medication: Glycerin lotion, prickly heat powder, cool and itch-relieving lotion such as mint spirit and other preparations can be used externally, and pus prickly heat can be used externally with ichthyol glycerin lotion or Huanglian pouncing powder.
3. Systemic medication: when itching is obvious, oral antihistamine such as loratadine syrup can also be applied to clear heat, diuresis, detoxification of traditional Chinese medicine, such as honeysuckle treatment, but children must consult a professional physician before taking oral medication, and should not be taken without authorization.
The occurrence of prickly heat is related to being in a hot and humid environment, so it is important to keep the room ventilated and cool. Once a child develops prickly heat, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the use of medication.