How to treat contact dermatitis in children

Children’s contact dermatitis is mainly through the causative treatment and symptomatic treatment, of which the symptomatic treatment is based on drug treatment, including local medication, systemic medication. 1. Causative treatment: first of all, we need to identify the causative factors and avoid re-exposure. Common causative factors in children include toys, sand, irritating toiletries, etc. 2. Symptomatic treatment: (1) Topical drug therapy: commonly used drugs are glucocorticoid paste such as Dinaid ointment, antibiotic ointment such as mupirocin ointment, zinc oxide oil, etc. If there is oozing, boric acid solution can be used as a wet compress. (2) systemic drug therapy: patients can take oral antihistamine drugs such as cetirizine, but also can take vitamin C, calcium gluconate and other medications, can make the symptoms reduce rapidly. If children’s contact dermatitis symptoms are serious, or symptoms persist for several days without improvement, parents should be brought to the hospital in time for treatment, the use of medication should pay attention to use under the guidance of the doctor, to avoid unauthorized use of drugs.