Children’s head long prickly heat belongs to the hot environment, the head follicles too much sweat, sweat discharge caused by superficial, inflammatory skin disease, can be through the general treatment, topical drug treatment, oral medication and other measures to regulate.
1. General treatment: first of all, we should keep the indoor air ventilation, the child’s metabolism is strong, bedding, clothing should be less than adults, but also to keep the skin mucous membrane clean, avoid scratching the skin lesions.
2. Topical medication: Prickly heat powder and glycerite lotion can be used as prescribed by the doctor. Patients with pus rash can be treated with antibiotics such as fusidic acid cream and mupirocin ointment.
3. Oral drug treatment: severe itching take chlorpheniramine maleate, cetirizine and other antihistamines; prickly heat accompanied by infection, take amoxicillin, azithromycin and other antibiotic treatment.
Children with prickly heat on the head, it is recommended that parents take their children to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor standardized treatment. The medication should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, do not self-medicate.