On September 18, BS.Dang Thi Hong Phuong, General Planning Department, Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital, said that there have been many cases of children with impetigo.Some children due to subjective parents, improper treatment make the disease worse.
It is estimated that from the beginning of September, the Dermatology Hospital has received more than 100 cases of children hospitalized for impetigo (an average of 8 cases per day).The typical case is a 5 -year -old girl living in Dong Nai province, which is taken to her parents in the mouth of the mouth, hands and legs with many skin slips, yellow leaking.Children are always itchy scratching and uncomfortable.
Wounds in children with impatient diseases come to the dermatology hospital in Ho Chi Minh City
The baby's mother said that about a week ago, her right hand blisters, itching, then the blisters spread to other areas.The family buys medicine for themselves to use (oral and topical) and also treated with "spirituality" but the disease not only does not decrease but also spreads to many other areas of the body, so they take their children to the hospital.
Another case is the 5 -year -old girl living in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City.The 5 -day hospitalization of the baby appears the condition of blisters and then sliding many areas of the body.Children's mother took green tea leaves to cook bath water for her children, but the disease was worse, causing children to fall into hospital infection.
According to Dr. Hong Phuong, impetigo is a skin infection caused by bacteria and is common in young children.The manifestation of the disease is the appearance of blisters or water glosses on the skin, opaque, pus and then breaking into a characteristic slip, crusting the characteristic yellow honey scales, quickly spreading to the surrounding skin.The common position of the impetigo is on the face, around the nasal cavity, mouth or limbs.The disease usually recovers for 7-10 days if treated properly.
The doctor recommends that impetigo disease is easily spread through diseases from children to healthy children.When children see a moment, parents need to closely monitor the situation of damage, if not improved or tend to get worse, they need to go to a medical facility with a dermatologist for advice, timely treatment, to avoidUnfortunately complications occur and prevent the risk of spreading to other children.