In children, the rash manifests itself with red spots on the trunk, arms and legs, and face. These rashes may occur as a result of a simple allergy or may be a symptom of serious diseases.
What is Skin Rash in Children?
The distribution, spread and size of the rash differ in each disease. Rashes belonging to infectious pediatric diseases such as chickenpox, scarlet fever, measles, rubella, 5th disease, 6th disease can be easily diagnosed, but the form of the rash may not always be sufficient for diagnosis. Detailed information should be obtained from the family about the rash to make the diagnosis.
>The general condition of the child, when the rash started, whether the rash is accompanied by fever, vaccination records, whether there are other people with this rash in the environment, information about previous diseases are the factors that help the diagnosis. while others are caused by viruses. Especially itchy rashes require the distinction between allergy and chickenpox. Here, the differential diagnosis is made by the absence of fever in allergy.
Rash; If it is caused by viral infection, treatment is carried out to relieve the child's complaint.
Rashes due to bleeding disorders occur in diseases that manifest themselves as small hemorrhages in the body, and early diagnosis and treatment are very important in these diseases. It is possible to be protected by vaccination in most of the viral rash diseases. You can reach our expert team by using the contact form or by calling 444 0436.
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