Skin care is not the same baby skin care on adults. Baby's skin is more sensitive and thin, so many things can be dangerous to health. One baby is a skin disease eczema. Baby's health would be very disturbed if it appears eczema on her skin. Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin dry and itchy, experienced by 10-20% of infants. Infant eczema usually affects the skin on the face of the cheeks, elbows and knees. Signs of eczema begins with a rash on baby's skin, reddish accompanied by a sense that is very itchy. Eczema is not contagious. But because it is very itchy, babies are encouraged to scratch, resulting in skin affected by eczema can be scratched and getting flushed.
Until now pediatricians do not know what causes eczema that attack the baby's skin, but know the things that can trigger it. Among the triggers of eczema is genetic and environmental factors, such as the skin is too dry, irritated by soap or chemicals and inflammation due to prickly heat. But there are some babies who suffer from eczema is triggered by allergies to certain types of infant nutrition, such as eggs.
Treatment can be done by parents at home such as by providing moisturizing cream as often as possible, avoid conditions that are too warm for the baby, and give a cold water compress to help reduce the itching for a baby does not scratch it. If the eczema is still continuing and getting worse, your pediatrician will provide medical treatment to know for certain degrees of severity of eczema and to provide the appropriate medication.
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