Pimples on the face of the baby

Normally, the baby of the first three months of life on the face or nose may appear rashes, the main cause of which is not inflammation, but a violation of the hormonal background of the baby. It is associated with a large release into the blood of mother hormones - estrogens, which also enter the bloodstream of the newborn. Usually it is small pimples on the face of the baby, and sometimes they are not visible above the skin, but only determined by touch. But babies have a rash and non-hormonal character.

Acne on the face of the baby - types, causes

1. Often the infants have rashes that look like white pimples. They are not inflamed, and in their center is white content. Locations of localization of such acne - forehead, chin, wings of the nose. The emergence of these rashes, which are called miilias, is associated with the immaturity of the sebaceous glands in the baby. As a rule, the mussels themselves disappear after 2-3 months.
2. Small red pimples can also appear after walking outdoors in the cold season. Their formation is an adaptive skin reaction to new environmental conditions.
3. Other red pimples in the baby, associated with a change in temperature - a sweating that appears in the skin folds in case of overheating, excessive moisture or poor child care.
4. Also, if there is insufficient care, pimples on the head of a baby can appear, covered with dry yellowish crusts - gneiss.
5. With the introduction of complementary foods or malnutrition of the lactating mother, allergic pimples on the body resembling a nettle burn, as well as reddening and rashes on the cheeks may appear. Allergic rashes are accompanied by pruritus of the skin, and they can be caused not only by eating allergen products, but this can be a reaction to baby care products, washing powders, feathers or wool in fillers for pillows and blankets.

Children's infectious diseases with rashes

Infection of childhood infectious diseases, which will be accompanied by rashes on the skin, possibly in the first year of life of the child. These diseases include scarlet fever, in which bright red pimples appear on the flex surfaces of the limbs and less often on the body and face, except the nasolabial triangle. The body temperature rises, the skin of the palms and feet flakes, reddening of the pharyngeal mucosa and the crimson color of the tongue.

Another childhood infection with rashes is measles. Characteristic for measles pimples their gradual appearance on the days in certain areas of the body:

• on the first day - face and neck;
• the second - the trunk and shoulders;
• the third - the limbs.

The pimples are red at first, then darken and scaly, the rashes are accompanied by an increase in body temperature, photophobia, catarrhal symptoms of inflammation of the upper respiratory tract.

Varicella also causes the appearance of pimples, including on the scalp. First a red pimple appears, sometimes with a transparent liquid inside, which is replaced by pus and crusts. Eruptions can be plural and individual, possible podsypaniya, accompanied by an increase in body temperature, especially if the child rips off or wet a large rash. In addition to fever, symptoms of inflammation from the respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract are possible.

A very dangerous symptom is the appearance of rashes with meningitis, which first look like small red pimples - hemorrhagic eruptions that appear on the body and especially often on the buttocks. But they can be on any part of the body, their number increases rapidly, they merge with each other. Such rashes - a sign of the presence of a pathogen in the blood, they can be accompanied by symptoms of irritation of the meninges, high temperature and the general severe condition of the child.

In the presence of any pimples in the baby, especially with a deterioration in his overall well-being, it is better to consult a pediatrician and not engage in self-medication.