Why is eczema difficult to treat in children?

Many babies suffer from eczema soon after they are born, and many mothers are also at a loss as to the cause. When mothers deal with children with eczema, they find that their baby's eczema is sometimes better and sometimes worse, and it is easy to relapse. Why is eczema in children difficult to treat? Let's learn about the causes of eczema in children with me.

Eczema is an allergic disease with a genetic tendency. It is more common in babies who are allergic to milk. The proportion of formula-fed babies suffering from eczema is higher than that of breastfed babies.

Direct cause: The causes of baby eczema are complex, among which allergic factors are the most important. Therefore, babies with a family history of allergies (such as father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, grandfather, grandmother, brothers and sisters and other family members have had eczema, allergic rhinitis, allergic dermatitis, allergic conjunctivitis, asthma, food allergies and drug allergies, etc.) are prone to eczema.

If both of a child's parents have allergies, then there is a 70% chance that the child will have allergies; if one of the parents has an allergic constitution, there is still a 50% chance that the child will have allergies.

Predisposing factors: Many substances can induce or aggravate the symptoms of eczema in babies, such as protein in food, especially fish, shrimp, eggs and milk, contact with chemicals (skin care products, toiletries, detergents, etc.), wool products, chemical fiber products, plants (various plant pollens), animal leather and feathers, infection (viral infection, bacterial infection, etc.), sunlight exposure, high ambient temperature or wearing too warm or cold clothes, etc., can stimulate the baby's eczema to recur or worsen. There is a special type of pediatric eczema that occurs around the child's anus and is often accompanied by pinworm infection, called pinworm eczema.

Internal factors of infants: Infants are prone to eczema due to their own factors. This is because the stratum corneum of infants' skin is relatively thin, their capillary network is rich, and their endothelium contains more water and chloride, making them more sensitive to various stimuli, hence the name infant eczema.

In short, although childhood eczema is a self-healing disease, children still feel uncomfortable after suffering from it, so they need certain antipruritic treatments to alleviate the symptoms of the disease.