What do the spots on the skin of a child show?

On the healthy skin of the child should not be present any extraneous specks. Their appearance usually indicates that some pathological disorders occur in the children's body. This article will help you to find out in what situations and diseases spots on the skin appear.

The physiological color of the skin is pale pink. In a newborn baby, the skin is rather tender, through which blood vessels are clearly visible. The skin of infants is sufficiently moisturized.

The following causes can cause stains on the baby’s skin:

• Endocrine disruption. For the full growth and development of the child requires a variety of hormones. Failure of the endocrine system contributes to the appearance on the skin of various red spots. They may be rough to the touch. The size of such formations usually reaches several centimeters.
• Herpes infection. Manifested by the appearance on the skin of children red spots with bubbles. Inside these elements contains a serum bloody fluid. A herpetic rash can occur on almost any part of the body, but most often it affects the mucous membranes of the lips and genitals.
• Children's infections. Measles, rubella, chicken pox are quite common causes of the appearance of various skin rashes on the skin of babies. Each of the pathologies has its own specific rash.

• Allergic pathology. The appearance of red, rough spots on the skin is often a skin manifestation. allergies. These elements appear in contact with or exposure to the body of various provoking factors - allergens. These symptoms occur in babies with individual hypersensitivity to specific chemicals or foods.
• Atopic dermatitis. It causes the appearance on the skin of the baby bright red spots that can cause a strong itch in the child. This pathology has a pronounced hereditary character. With a family history, the risk of atopic dermatitis in a child increases several times.

• Contact dermatitis. With this pathology can meet every mother raising a baby. Most often, contact dermatitis occurs in children under one year old. It occurs as a result of an allergic reaction that a chemical substance causes. In children, the development of contact dermatitis is caused by the use of improperly selected diapers or the wearing of clothes made of synthetic materials.
• Violation of skin pigmentation. This condition is found in children's practice quite often. It is characterized by the appearance of white spots on tanned skin. This pathological condition is associated with a violation of the content in the skin layers of melanin - the main pigment that provides normal color. The appearance of white spots on the skin after tanning should alert the parents and motivate them to seek advice from a pediatrician.

• Eczema. Appears on the skin moist pink spots, which can be located on different parts of the body.Most often, eczema is formed in those anatomical zones that are most often exposed to provoking external factors. This is usually palms and feet. The size of the spots on the skin with eczema can be different.
• Seborrheic dermatitis. May occur in various pathological conditions. It is characterized by the appearance of yellow spots on the scalp. Another specific symptom of the disease is a huge amount of light-scaled skin scales (dandruff). The peak incidence occurs in adolescence.

• Chronic diseases of internal organs. Liver pathologies often appear as yellowish spots on the skin. With the development of jaundice in a child - all the skin becomes a uniform yellow color. The appearance of coffee and brown spots on the skin may indicate problems in the work of the kidneys. Dark and bronze rashes can be the result of serious diseases of the adrenal glands.
• Parasitic invasions. In the course of their vital activity, helminths release a lot of various substances that exert their toxic effect on the children's body. Quite often, with worm diseases, various spots appear on the skin of babies. They can be different colors and sizes. As a rule, these skin rashes are very itchy.

• The impact of adverse environmental factors. Severe hypothermia or contact with poor-quality children's cosmetics often leads to the fact that the skin of the child becomes dry. In some cases, it appears on various skin spots and rashes. Most often they look like light or red formations.
• Ichthyosis. This is a genetic pathology that occurs in children rather hard. The first adverse symptoms appear in a child already in early childhood. The disease is characterized by the appearance of grayish and white spots on the skin. These skin elements are numerous and in appearance resemble "fish scales."

• Endemic diseases. In our country, infections that occur in babies as a result of ixodus tick bites are widespread. These insects are carriers of dangerous diseases - tick-borne encephalitis and borreliosis. The appearance of a spot on the body with a bright red rim may indicate that the child has the first signs of Lyme disease.
• Prickly heat. This pathology is one of the most common in babies of the first year of life. This pathological condition develops when the thermoregulation process is disturbed, as a result of which the secretion of the sweat glands is disrupted. This pathology is characterized by the appearance on the skin of a child of various red spots that are quite large in area.

• Deprive giber. Occurs after a child suffered a viral or bacterial infection. Appears on the skin bright pink spots. The dimensions of skin elements are usually from 2 to 4 cm. The spots disappear from the skin on their own, without prescribing treatment.
• Fungal diseases. Cause white spots on the skin. They are caused by the toxic effects on the skin of biologically active waste products of fungi. The spots for fungal infections are usually round or oval. In some cases, they merge with each other, forming fairly large areas of the affected skin.

The appearance of various rashes on the baby's skin is a reason for going to the doctor. To conduct a differential diagnosis at home is quite difficult. Problems of skin diseases involved children's dermatologists. These specialists conduct a full-fledged clinical examination and examination of the baby, as a result of which they will be able to establish the correct diagnosis.

The severity of symptoms in various diseases may be different. The intensity of the color of the skin rash is also significantly different.In the midst of an acute period of the disease, the spots on the skin have a more intense color, then gradually turn pale. After cleansing from skin rashes, depigmentation sites usually remain on the skin. They look like white or light spots, which disappear completely after a few weeks.

Infectious diseases are characterized by the appearance of skin rashes on almost all parts of the body: from the face to the heels:

• The appearance on the skin of white skin can be triggered by disease vitiligo. This disease is characterized by the formation of fairly large white spots on the skin, but there are no other adverse symptoms. Usually specks of irregular shape, have fancy outlines. Doctors consider this condition more cosmetological than pathological. Most often, the first symptoms occur in adolescence.
• The combination of skin elements and systemic disorders is very unfavorable and always indicates the presence in the body of resistant pathology. One of these diseases is tuberous sclerosis. This condition is inborn. It is characterized by the lag of the child in physical and mental development, the occurrence of epileptic seizures in it, as well as the appearance of large spots on the skin that cover the skin on the hands and feet.

• Pale large spots can occur in children and in various pathologies of the immune system. Congenital or acquired immunodeficiencies are manifested by the appearance of fairly light areas on the skin. Premature babies, as well as babies born during complicated pregnancy, are at the highest risk. Congenital anomalies, leading to persistent metabolic disorders, also contribute to the appearance of white areas on the skin of the child.

• Psoriasis - This is a fairly frequent dermatological pathology, which is accompanied by the appearance of various spots on the skin. This is a family disease that is inherited. As a rule, the first manifestations of the disease occur in adolescence. This pathology is characterized by the occurrence of itchy spots that can be located on the back, face, upper half of the body, on the knees and elbows. Psoriatic skin elements are usually red in color, rather rough to the touch.

Skin rashes can be a variety of forms and shapes. Such a variety of clinical options makes it difficult for doctors to establish the correct diagnosis. Quite often, in order to determine exactly the cause of the appearance of spots on the skin, a large complex of various diagnostic methods is performed.

The duration of preservation on the skin rash can be different and depends on the cause of the disease, which caused their appearance on the skin. Red spots that occur as a result of various childhood infections usually disappear completely from the skin within 7-14 days from the moment the first rash appears. Fungal variants take a little longer. Skin manifestations in case of contact dermatitis completely disappear in a few days with the obligatory condition of excluding the ingress of allergens into the children's organism during this period.

When the skin lesions appear on the skin, an appointment for complex therapy is required. The treatment regimen is determined by a pediatric dermatologist after conducting diagnostic examinations. The duration of therapy depends on the cause of the disease.

To remove various spots from the skin, use the following recommendations:

• Limit any contact with allergens.. Observance of a hypoallergenic diet with the exception of highly allergenic products is shown to all babies with allergies without exception. Choose children's clothing, made only from quality materials. Try to limit the child wearing synthetic materials.
• Choose baby cosmetics, which does not contain aggressive chemical fragrances and dyes. Pay attention to the labeling that is always on the packaging of this product.

• Do wet cleaning often children's room. Quite often, the appearance of various allergic red spots on babies on the skin results from exposure to household dust. Regularly carry out general cleaning of the room with the use of disinfectants. They will help reduce the concentration of microorganisms in the nursery.
• Do not bathe often baby. To maintain optimal moisture of the skin is very important to take care of its water-lipid layer. Hot or long baths can cause the skin to dry out a lot and there are various specks on it. Conducting daily hygiene procedures is sufficient to maintain and maintain skin cleanliness and health.

• Use herbal teas when irritation appears on the baby’s skin. For this excellent infusions prepared from the series, pharmacy chamomile or calendula. You can add them to the bath when bathing. These affordable tools, always available in every home medicine chest, will be an excellent prevention of many dermatological diseases in children.
• Choose warm and comfortable clothes for walking. Do not overly wrap the child. This will only contribute to the fact that the baby significantly disrupts all processes of thermoregulation. Try to give preference to light, but at the same time warm clothes that will protect your baby from wind and frost.

• Use for washing baby clothes and clothes. special household chemicalsthat are approved for use in children. Many mothers, using the advice of older friends, washed with baby soap. Such use is perfectly acceptable. Try to limit the use of any household chemicals that have a pungent odor or too saturated color.
• With the appearance of increased skin dryness use moisturizers and body lotions. Regular use of such products will have a beneficial effect on the skin. It will become more tender and moisturized. Apply moisturizing baby cosmetics is better after bathing your baby. After applying the cream should be left on the skin until natural drying.

• For babies, use diapers that do not cause any redness on the baby’s skin and rashes. Selection should be carried out only taking into account the individual sensitivity of the baby. If after removing the diaper, redness or small red rashes appear on the skin, this is a characteristic symptom of an allergic reaction of the child. In this case, the brand of the diaper should be replaced.
• To eliminate the adverse symptoms on the skin use different medicines. It is important to note that before using any drug, it is necessary to consult with your doctor. To eliminate blemishes on the skin, caused by various reasons, are often used: "D-panthenol", "Fenistil-gel", "Bepanten" other.

• Regularly pass the examination with the child doctors if he has chronic diseases of internal organs. The prolonged course of some somatic pathologies leads to the appearance of various spots on the skin of the crumbs.

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