Roxy Santiago, the mother of Joaquin's boy who lives in the Philippines, shares the hard story that she and her son have to go through, each day fighting with the diseaseeczemaof the child.
3 months old - boys appear indigo
Joaquin started to show signs of disease when he was 3 months old, his face was rash and scales.Doctors had to prescribe steroids to treat the boy, which Roxi did not want because she was too young.Steroids immediately work after 1 week, the baby's skin becomes more smooth.But after that, the rashes from the face and heads continued to spread throughout the baby's body.
6 months old - indigo spread throughout the body
When Joaquin was 6 months old, eczema became worse.Baby sleeping nights are often itchy, uncomfortable and scratching all over the body, the baby's body is scratched, bloody, absorbing both clothes and cushioning beds.
Ms. Roxy has also taken a series of measures to help improve the baby's inflammation such as using skincare products, changing bath soap and family detergents, because they are breastfeeding entirely with breast milk.So Roxi has even tried to remove substances that can cause allergies in their diet including milk, eggs, wheat, seafood and chicken.
Filipino mother shared:"I can't cuddly the boy, everyone in the family tries to avoid colliding with me, because my skin is too sensitive. I can't laugh and work like other children.Contains steroids that only helps to temporarily reduce symptoms, but cannot help completely cure. This makes me extremely sad. "
7 months old - lucky smile
Luckily smiled when Roxi went to a dermatologist named Richard Aron at Cape Town, South Africa.Worth mentioning is that after the examination, the doctor also concluded that little Joaquin was infected with staphylococcus aureus.The treatment that is given is to use a synthetic cream that includes steroids, antibiotics and moisturizers and apply directly to the baby's skin.The miracle has happened, the skin of the baby is inherently sensitive and rough, now getting brighter and smoother, the boy is clever and no longer appears so uncomfortable as before.
3 years old - ahead of healing
Joaquin is now 3 years old and extremely lovely.The boy with food allergies, eczema still relapses sometimes, but it is important that the baby's mother knows how to better control the factors that are easy to cause disease.Every few days, Joaquin was bathed by his mother, regularly applying moisturizer, using only soap soothing.Whenever the boy itchy and scratching, Roxi also knows how to take care of his scratches better so that he will always be comfortable.Although the boy's treatment is quite long, but now living peacefully with eczema has been done by Mother and Mother Roxi every day.
Atopic dermatitis (eczema, eczema) in children - Not just use the drug
Atopic dermatitis (eczema, eczema) is the most common and complex skin disease in children, causing many discomfort for children.The disease can appear in the newborn stage of children and are common in children from 1-3 years old.Not only affects the health of the skin, the disease also causes children to fuss and grow slowly with many dangerous complications.
Childrenic dermatitis often has manifestations such as dry skin, red rash on the skin on the face, scalp, arms, legs or behind the ears.In children who are new and older, they often appear in the skin around the knees, wrists, elbows and ankle area.In some special cases, the board may appear in the entire young body.Ban is often very itchy, even causing children to lose sleep at night.Itching will make children scratch a lot and make atopic dermatitis worse, even causing infection.
In fact, doctors and researchers are continuing to study the exact cause of the disease to find the most effective treatment.
Atopic dermatitis or eczema is a disease that does not have to use the drug.Steroid medicine will work quite quickly with eczema.However, some patients are quite hesitant or use drugs not prescribed, especially for young children, so the disease recurs, even more severe.The steroid is effective when treating a rash, but it cannot be used for a long time and can cause complications for children and adults.
Dr., Dr. Joanne B. Gonzalez, a member of the Philippine Dermatology Association and the American Dermatology Academy
It is worth mentioning that when children have eczema, the likelihood of staphylococcus is quite high.The baby's skin is quite dry and itchy at this time, the baby will scratch and scratch, causing open wounds.This is when the risk of infection occurs, the most common bacteria that can infect children with staphylococcus staphylococcus aureus.
Eczema leaves open wounds that make children susceptible to staphylococcus (Artwork)
Some notes when taking care of children:
- Need to clean with soft and wet towels, then apply a layer of moisturizer for the child's skin.
- Clothes for children should choose soft cotton material, labels should be removed to avoid rubbing on the skin.
- Blankets used for children should choose a cotton blanket to avoid making the skin too hot.
- Avoid substances that are easy to irritate the skin (detergent, soap, ...) and factors that make the child's disease worse.
- Children should live in cool environments both day and night (limiting fireplaces, heating fans ...).
- Children need to see a doctor immediately if there is a manifestation of infection (damaged skin, water, ...).
Parents are the caregivers, closest to children.Take your child to visit and consult at specialized medical agencies.The dermatologist will coordinate to find the cause of the baby's disease, guide parents how to prevent and care for the child's eczema.
Source: parent