Contagious molluscum is a viral disease of the skin that occurs in childhood. Its danger to others is in the way of transmission of infection - by the domestic way in bodily contact. Therefore, it is very important to isolate the child from molluscs from other children in order to avoid tactile contact. Often catching shellfish can be in public pools.
Non-observance of the rules of personal hygiene can also contribute to the development of molluscum contagiosum.
Molluscum contagiosum: symptoms
As a rule, the child does not experience any pain. In rare cases, there may be a burning sensation and itching. However, on his body can be found rashes in the form of dense pink nodules, with pressure on which it is possible to isolate a mushy liquid. Molluscs can be located on any part of the child's body: abdomen, face, neck, limbs. In this case, their mollusks rarely exceed the size of a pea.
Symptoms of the disease can be observed for four years. In the case of a sufficiently strong immunity in a child, mollusks may disappear on their own within one year without any intervention by physicians.
Combing the nodules promotes the spread of the virus throughout the body. Therefore, it is especially important not to allow the child to scratch the formed nodules on the skin in order to avoid an inflammatory process.
How to treat mollusks in children?
Treatment of mollusks is carried out by a dermatologist on an outpatient basis.
At home, you can reduce the risk of mollusc spreading through the body with the help of antiviral, immunostimulating agents. However, it should be remembered that no self-prescribed remedy can cure completely molluscum contagiosum, since this serious viral disease requires careful monitoring by the doctor. It is not difficult to confuse a shellfish with a skin tumor, when medical care must be provided immediately.
If mollusks are found in children, the treatment is to remove them and then treat the skin surface with antiseptic agents.
How to remove clams from a child?
Removal of molluscum contagiosum in children is possible using the following means:
- with the help of surgical tweezers remove each formation on the skin;
- by electrocoagulation;
- scraping a spoonful of Falkmann.
Removal of molluscum contagiosum in children by laser is the most safe effective method of treatment in childhood. The procedure is absolutely painless and does not leave any visible scars or scars on the skin. Laser treatment does not imply a change in the child's lifestyle, so this method is most popular in the treatment of molluscs.
It is also possible to remove mollusks by exposure to liquid nitrogen, as a result of which the tissue of the nodules and its contents are destroyed. The procedure also does not cause any complications and does not require special preparation.
Molluscum contagiosum in children: treatment with folk remedies
- The most effective folk remedy for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum is the infusion of succession. For a glass of boiling water take two tablespoons of a turn and cook on a small fire for 15 minutes.
After this, it is necessary to insist the resulting mixture for 40 minutes. After preparing the infusion, they process the affected surface of the baby's skin three times a day. At the same time, one should refrain from water procedures. With careful processing of skin, the shellfish can pass for a week. - Tincture of eucalyptus or calendula also has a therapeutic effect in the presence of molluscum contagiosum.
Do not squeeze the existing lesions, because in this case, the risk of infection in the wound is increased.
Since the greatest chance of catching molluscum contagiosum is noted in childhood, as often as possible, the child should be examined for the absence of extraneous rashes on the skin of the baby.