Skins Atopicas

The Skin Atopica Baby is a disease of the skin which causes it to swell, it is not contagious, but it is hereditary, it relates to a dry skin and easy to irritation, it is displayed with injuries that generate an itch acute and affects any part of the body.

You can see very commonly in babies from around the world, the majority of children suffer from this dermatitis before the age of five, and many children have asthma throughout childhood.

Babies can show sinthomatology with only 2 to 3 months of life and can be seen suddenly an eruption that leaves the skin dry, flaky and itchy. In this period, the skin can become infected and ooze so you have to be very careful.

Manifestation of Skin Atopica Baby

The areas of the skin where it is manifested in the Skin Atopica Baby is often on the face and scalp, especially on the cheeks. Although, it can also be seen in the body on the elbows and knees.

Babies tend to rub their skin against the sheets or carpets for calming the sensation of burning and itching , and in some cases the itching can be so severe that it prevents sleep with peace of mind.

As a result of the alteration of the skin barrier is revealed that the skin feels especially harsh countenance dry and the chronic inflammation causes a strong itch.

When suffering from this disorder have an increased susceptibility to developing infections of the skin, either generated by bacteria, viruses or fungi, as well as contact dermatitis, by the application of some topical drugs.

As an added bonus, the burning sensation this creates other problems such as difficulties using certain clothes, with physical activity, sleep disturbance, and by the awkwardness of the application of some treatments.

Causes of Skin Atopica Baby

Then manifest this disorder, are prevalent some factors that cause your symptoms from getting worse or causing new breakouts, because the skin shows deficiency of hydration and an alteration in the metabolism of lipids epidemic.

This manifests by which the skin tends to be drier and the barrier function is altered. Some causes are:

• Other family members also have atopic dermatitis, hay fever and/or asthma: There is a link known between these disorders, and there is evidence that if one of the parents or both of them, suffer from any of these diseases, children are most at risk of contracting the disease.
• The child lives in a developed country: the cities where there is a greater concentration of pollutants, or live in a cold climate, it tends to suffer from this problem.
• It's a girl: women have a probability slightly greater of contracting the disease than males.
• His mother gave birth to him when it was greater: there is evidence in the sense that children born to older mothers have a higher probability of suffering from atopic dermatitis.

Other factors that aggravate the situation of the skin atopic drink:

• Fabrics such as wool and nylon that can be harsh and cause the skin to sweat too much.
• Food allergies, with the greatest assiduity to dairy products, nuts and seafood.
• Allergies to dust mites, domestic, dust or pollen.
• Detergents, some detergents may generate allergies generating that babies suffer from skin atopic.

General recommendations to improve the Skin Atopica Baby

There are certain measures of general care that can be done to improve this disorder:

• Identify and avoid potential triggers in each case, whether it is dry skin, stress, irritants, as some synthetic fabrics, or infections, you need to be very concerned about infections if the skin suppurates or presents yellow crusts, or sweat.
• Do not dress the baby with tight clothing, rough, or an irritant, such as wool, synthetic fabrics, skin, hair of animals. Clothes most recommended is cotton.
• You should avoid an excess of coat, especially at night.
•  The clothes should be washed with a mild detergent, avoiding the excessive use of fabric softeners is fundamental to a good rinse with plenty of water.
• To avoid the presence of household pets such as cats, dogs or birds, as well as the bedding that contains feathers.
• Avoid excessive exposure to house dust, which may contain microscopic insects or mites, which could worsen the eczema.
• In terms of the power, as a general rule there is no specific scheme, but not if there is data suggestive of food allergy.

Hygiene of the Skin Atopica Baby

For the daily care of the skin of the baby only needs to follow some basic rules, such as:

• You should not use strong soaps for the daily hygiene, just with a ph neutral soap.
• Should be avoided at all costs is the use of sponges or mitts.
• A bath emollient to about 32 or 33 ° C is recommended that a shower, as it helps to soften the skin, calming irritation and hydrating the skin, increasing its flexibility.
• You should dry the skin gently without rubbing, leaving a certain degree of moisture, to apply for an immediate moisturizing cream, in large quantities. In case of severe dryness, the moisturising cream can be applied twice a day.
• Fingernails and toenails must always be well short and clean to avoid injury from scratching.

Skin treatment Atopica Baby

The baby or child should be always checked by the pediatrician or dermatologist. Creams containing cortisone are the main element of the treatment of eczema outbreaks.

Although there are preparations that have different effectiveness, so you have to treat each case individually depending on the severity of the symptoms.

Antibiotics, antihistamines, or wet compresses are also very useful in some opportunities, as well as new immunomodulators in the most difficult cases.

The most important thing is to do a daily hydration with body cream type moisturizer and engrasantes, if the skin is very dry, it is recommended that you apply in the morning and in the evening.