Allergies on the face of a child are more typical of children under the age of 5 years.
Its occurrence contributes to a malfunction in the immune system, as a result of which the immune system reacts excessively to a common irritant( allergen).
Allergens are very different, but most often they are allergic to:
- various components of food, in particular citrus;
- bites of various insects;
- dust;
- pollen;
- medications, eg iodine;
- animal hair and others.
As a rule, children with at least one of their relatives suffer from any allergic disease( bronchial asthma, allergic dermatitis, pollinosis, etc.) tend to suffer from allergies.
Symptoms of a child's allergy
Symptoms for allergies can be local as well asand general.
Among the local symptoms can be identified such as:
- redness of the skin of the face;
- swelling in some places on the face, often on the cheeks;
- appearance of infiltration in places of swelling( inflammation);
- in the future can occur skin peeling, the phenomenon of lichenification;
- in more severe cases, blisters may appear on the skin of the cheeks.
Common symptoms are malaise, hypodynamia of the child, possibly a fever.
Allergy on the face can be combined with other manifestations of allergic reactions, such as allergic dermatitis on other parts of the body, signs of bronchospasm, runny nose and allergic conjunctivitis.
Allergy on the face of a child - photo
Treatment of an allergy on the face of a child
First of all, it is necessary to eliminate the effect of allergens on the baby's body.
Equally important is the selection of an individual hypoallergenic diet for the child, with the exception of foods for which allergic reactions occur most often.
Local treatment will consist in the use of various ointments and creams containing antihistamines. When attaching a secondary infection to allergic skin inflammatory elements, it is possible to use antibacterial ointments.
Systemic treatment of allergic reactions is carried out by taking antihistamine tablets. Drugs of recent generations, such as tavegil, claritin, suprastin, cetrine and others are taken one tablet a day by the course. The course is appointed by your doctor( pediatrician or allergist).It is not recommended to perform self-treatment with these drugs, as they can cause side effects.
