Different types of rash can be a manifestation of viral and bacterial infections in a child. Rashes with infectious nature in prevalence are after allergic in second place.
Signs of the infectious process are both the rash itself and diarrhea, the temperature of the child, as well as coughing, a runny nose. The child can feel general weakness, refuse to eat, complain of abdominal pain. If a child has a rash accompanied by at least one of these symptoms, then it should be shown to his pediatrician.
Viral rash
If the rash is caused by measles, chickenpox, erythema infectious or rubella, the parents can determine its cause on their own. But with a nonspecific small rash and temperature, it's difficult to do. Usually a virus rash at a temperature appears first on the face and trunk, and then spreads over the legs and hands. There is another common infection - infant roseola. It manifests itself in a high temperature, which lasts up to eight days. Then the fever in the child is replaced by a rash in the form of flat pink spots. They appear on the back, stomach and chest, and then on the legs and pens.
Specific treatment of roseola in infants does not require. If the temperature is too high, it is enough to give the crumb an antipyretic.
Bacterial rash
Among the bacterial infections that trigger a rash after high fever in a child, the most common are impetigo and scarlet fever. With scarlet fever, the rash is shallow, red. Usually it appears on the cheeks, arms and legs, but on the skin between the upper sponge and nose - almost never. Scarlet fever is contagious, so a sick child needs as much as possible
When impetigo, the rash affects the skin around the nose and mouth. The rash is a red convex tubercle with pus and a yellowish crust on top. This infectious disease is treated under the supervision of a doctor with creams containing an antibiotic.
In order to exclude or correctly diagnose a disease that has caused a rash in a young child, do not ignore the visit to the pediatrician. The disease can be not only contagious, but also cause a number of serious complications.
And finally, do not allow the baby to comb the skin. Even an ordinary chickenpox can cause scars and pockmarks on the face and body. And complexes about the appearance are not needed by anyone.