CHILDREN’S HEALTH: HEAT RASH
Symptom: Tiny pink or red eruptions each surrounding a skin pore on the cheeks, neck, shoulders, in skin creases, and in nappy area.
Home care:
Keep the child as cool as possible, preferably in an air-conditioned room.
Cool baths and careful dusting with corn flour or baby powder help relieve discomfort.
If the rash is on the face, rest the child’s lace on an absorbent pad placed in the crib.
Be careful not to overdress the child.
Use prickly heat powders during warm weather.
Precautions:
- Use powder carefully; if a baby inhales large amounts of powder, lung inflammation can occur.
- Overdressing a baby is a frequent cause of heat rash; the baby need be dressed no more warmly than you dress yourself.
- The use of detergents and bleaches on bed linens and clothing may aggravate heat rash.
- Avoid using bubble baths, water softeners, or oily lotions on a child with heat rash.
Heat rash is a mild skin condition caused by temporary blockage of the sweat gland openings on the skin. Heat rash, also known as prickly heat or miliaria, is the most common of all rashes in children of any age. Almost all babies get heat rash during hot weather. Heat rash can even occur in cold weather if your child is overdressed either during the daytime or nighttime. Fair-skinned children (redheads and blonds) get heat rash more frequently than other children, and they suffer the most from it.
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