How to treat and care for infant allergic eczema

At present, oral medications should be avoided as much as possible for the treatment of infant allergic eczema. When the condition is severe, hormonal topical ointments can be used for treatment. After the condition improves, glucocorticoids or non-hormonal drugs can be used for treatment. In daily life, it is also necessary to avoid contact with water and wearing thick clothing, pay attention to environmental ventilation and hygiene, avoid bacterial growth, and prevent the condition from worsening.

Infant eczema is a common skin disease, and its main causes are related to genetic, dietary and environmental factors. Due to the special physique of infants and the growth period, in order to avoid affecting the growth of young children, multiple treatment options cannot be used. The correct treatment plan must be selected based on the child’s condition. So how should infant allergic eczema be treated?
1. How to treat allergic eczema in babies ? <br/>Since babies are in the developmental period, it is unlikely to use oral medication to treat eczema. First, it is considered that young children are unable to take medicine by themselves. Second, the medicine is very harmful to the child's body and may damage the digestive system, liver, kidneys or other internal organs of the child. Topical medication can be used to treat allergic eczema in babies.
Topical medications can be divided into levels. If infants and young children suffer from eczema on the face, limbs, armpits, scrotum and other parts of the body, hormone ointments can be used appropriately for treatment, but the use time of hormone drugs should be controlled, try to control it to about one week. After the condition recovers, non-hormonal ointments can be selected, such as inefficient glucocorticoid ointments, etc. The specific use of the medication needs to be followed according to the doctor's instructions.
2. How to care for baby allergic eczema
1. Avoid contact with water <br/>Children with allergic eczema should not come into contact with water too frequently. Try to come into contact with water once a day or every other day. When bathing, do not use overheated water or skin care products or bath products with high alkalinity. In particularly serious cases, such as when the eczema area is large or symptoms of exudation have appeared, try not to come into contact with water or take a bath.
2. Avoid wearing too thick clothes . An overly hot environment will aggravate the condition of eczema in infants. Therefore, when infants are sick, try not to wear thick clothes to avoid sweat irritation. Choose loose cotton clothes as much as possible. Children's clothes, bedding, diapers and other items need to be washed and replaced in time and avoid direct sunlight. Excessive sunlight will aggravate the condition. In addition, the living environment of the child needs to be ventilated and cleaned frequently to avoid bacterial growth and affect recovery.