Can eczema in children be diagnosed?

Eczema is a very common disease. This disease brings a lot of harm to patients. This disease often occurs in infants and young children. It can occur in all age groups. It is commonly known as milk ringworm when it occurs in the baby period. Can pediatric eczema be diagnosed? Let's learn about it together.

Can childhood eczema be diagnosed? How to diagnose whether your baby has eczema.

How to diagnose infant eczema? If your baby has eczema, mothers should not panic. Give your baby medication under the guidance of a doctor and take good care of him. Provide your child with a good living environment.

Once a baby has eczema, the cheeks usually become itchy first, and the baby often turns his head to rub or scratch with his hands; a millet-like rash appears on the skin, which gradually turns into blisters, and a large amount of yellow liquid flows out after the blisters burst; the appearance of scabs indicates that the eczema is about to be cured in stages.

Eczema can be divided into acute and chronic types. It can occur anywhere on the body, but is more common on the face, head, around the ears, calves, armpits, elbows, scrotum, vulva, and around the anus.

Acute eczema is often distributed in the same area, and the rash has various forms, such as erythema, papules, blisters, erosions, exudates, and crusts. The patient will feel severe itching, which may cause infection after scratching. The course of the disease is about 2-3 weeks, but it is easy to become chronic and recur.

Chronic eczema is more common on the limbs. It manifests as thickening and roughening of the skin, which may present lichenification, desquamation, pigmentation, and severe itching. It often attacks acutely and the course of the disease can last for several months to several years.