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Children with nappy rash is a common skin condition in young children, especially in the newborn period. Although children with nappy rash are usually not life-threatening, if not treated properly, it can lead to skin inflammation, skin ulcers that make the baby uncomfortable.

Neck is one of the most common areas of skin that are prone to diaper rash on a newborn's body, if daily hygiene is not maintained in areas with many folds, it will lead to diaper rash, making the child feel uncomfortable. itching, discomfort and burning pain in more advanced cases.
There are many reasons why children get diaper rash in their necks such as:
Children do not wipe and clean the neck area after feeding, so milk accumulates in this area; Sweating profusely on the neck and not drying; Using too much baby powder causes the baby's skin to clog pores, leading to diaper rash; Caused by fungus in the skin of the neck; The baby's clothes cause friction with the skin surface causing the baby to develop a neck rash. The characteristic that can be observed in the diaper rash is that the surface is usually flat, the color of the rash is slightly red, there may be symptoms of a baby with a diaper rash... Because the skin of a newborn is very thin and sensitive. Sensitive skin is easily irritated with environmental factors that cause skin rashes, allergies and skin ulcers.

Some methods can help improve the condition of children with diaper rash as well as note in the process of skin care for children are:
Bathe the child regularly every day, then dry and put on different types of clothes. cool pants; Do not wrap the child in a towel too much because the baby's body temperature is higher than that of an adult; Let children play and live in cool areas; Leaf bathing is also a method applied by some parents, some commonly used leaves are betel leaves, young guava buds, bitter melon leaves, green tea leaves... with antibacterial properties, so Helps to soothe and cool the baby's neck area. However, because the skin of the child is very sensitive, before bathing the child, it is necessary to find out the origin of the leaves, wash these leaves thoroughly, remove all the dirt on the leaves, boil with boiling water. , let cool and when bathing, add cold water; The diaper rash cream that parents can use to treat baby's diaper rash is Sudocrem. The way to use this medicine is that after a clean bath, dry the baby, then apply a thin layer of this medicine on the baby's diaper rash, note that only a small amount is taken to be effective with the diaper rash. In addition, because the child may be allergic to the drug, before applying the medicine to the diaper rash, it can be applied to the skin of the hands first to see if there are signs of an allergy; Continue to breastfeed the child regularly, if during the weaning period, increase water intake for the child; Do not use topical medications intended for adults on children's skin.

Some cases parents need to pay attention to to take their child to the hospital in time are:
The child has a neck rash that gets worse after about 10 days of treatment; The child has a sore throat with a fever; Children develop blisters, blisters as well as pus on the skin; The baby's diaper rash is bleeding or oozing blood; The skin of the neck affected by the rash becomes calloused and stiffer than the surrounding skin. Children with nappy rash seem to be a skin condition that is not serious, but if handled improperly, it can cause more serious medical conditions. Therefore, when there are abnormal manifestations of the child's neck skin, parents should pay more attention to hygiene, and at the same time send the child to specialized medical facilities for examination, diagnosis and treatment. in more severe cases.
With many years of experience in examining and treating diseases in children, now the Pediatrics Department at Vinmec International General Hospital has become one of the major health care centers, capable of examining , screening and treatment of many specialized diseases in children. Therefore, if a child has signs of a skin rash that does not go away for a long time or gets worse, parents can take the child to Vinmec International General Hospital to examine and receive support and advice from doctors. and health professionals.