Bathing is generally not recommended when your baby has chickenpox to avoid aggravating the condition.
Chickenpox is an acute contagious skin disease caused by varicella-zoster virus infection, most common in children, manifested as papules, blisters and scabs all over the body and other symptoms. When the baby chickenpox is generally not recommended to take a bath, due to chickenpox herpes wall is relatively thin, bathing may cause the herpes wall rupture, resulting in blister outflow to form lesions, easy to cause traumatic skin infection pus or scarring and other conditions.
Patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, etc.; if necessary, you can also use adenosine and interferon, etc., combined with the infection can be topical erythromycin ointment or mupirocin ointment, etc. for local treatment.
When the baby has chickenpox, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, pay attention to skin protection in life, avoid injury, keep the skin clean and hygienic, and regular review. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.