Streptoderma children. Photo, that is how the disease begins, the symptoms on the face, hands, head, dry, causes and treatments, medications, ointments

Streptoderma disease is most common in children, it is associated with increased contagious disease, and close contact (kindergartens, schools). This infectious disease is accompanied by appearance of the skin of various rashes and pus formation (shown in photo).

What is streptoderma and types of diseases

Streptococcal (strep pyoderma) - skin disease of infectious origin, induced streptococcal environment, characterized by the appearance on the epidermis of scaly pus foci round configuration. The bubble size ranges in diameter from a couple of millimeters, and reaches one or two dozen centimeters.

Due to the fact that the immune system has not yet been strengthened enough in children, and they have very delicate skin, at this age, illness develops more frequently than in adults. The most at risk are babies with allergic skin diseases, as they comb the affected skin.

Site of the lesion often stand exposed areas. The disease occurs in infants in the area of ​​the perineum because of wet diapers and rarely change diapers.

Streptoderma children (photo exhibit species) has its own characteristics and the affected area, and is:

• strep impetigo. One of the most common types of infection that affects only the top layer of the skin. Watery blisters appear, then burst, then there is the crust with a slight yellowish purulent contents. When the crust disappears, it begins to form a white spot holding about 2 weeks.

  

• whitlow surface. It differs from the other types in that affected area near the nail infection infiltrates into the deeper layers of tissue, which becomes the cause suppuration and rejection of the nail plate.
• bullous impetigo. Ulcers with blisters (4-5 cm in size) occur at the lower and upper limbs and easily carried on the feet and hands.
• ordinary shingles. In a peeling it appears on the face of the baby.
• diaper rash strep. Inguinal affected part of the body on the buttocks and the folds and armpits.
• streptococcal Zayed. Initial signs become evident in the corners of the mouth, after some time the bubbles burst and form cracks.

external displays

Initially, the skin surface appear pale pink spots circular configuration with curved edges. After a few days of education are transformed into vesicles with purulent content.

Are 2 forms of the disease:

1. In one of the bubbles which are disclosed promptly and do not leave for a cosmetic flaws.
2. In another variation deep tissue affected layer, which is fraught with the formation of scars.

The chronic form of infectious disease has bubbles of medium size with curved contours and peelable horny layer of the epidermis at the edges.

After the disclosure of festering blisters form scabs brown-yellow color. If you remove them, there is a pink erosive cover. In between relapses skin gets affected in a visible peeling.

The causes of disease

Disease pathogens are bacteria from the group of streptococci. If there is any malfunction in the body, the harmful microorganisms are beginning to multiply.

Doctors say such basic causes of the pathological process:

• failure to comply with hygiene rules, when a long time is not washed off the dirt on the body;
• circulatory disorder;
• cold or hot weather;
• abrupt temperature changes;
• intoxication;
• close contact with infected sources (through various objects, insect bites, physical touching);
• mini-trauma on the body (scratches, cuts);
• metabolic dysfunction;
• weak immunity;
• stress;
• various chronic diseases;
• lack of vitamins in the body;
• eating non-compliance and poor nutrition.

symptoms

Streptoderma children (photo with the description of the disease in different parts of the body helps to identify the symptoms) is manifested in various parts of the body.

For example:

• Of all types of streptococcal infection is considered to be the most common impetigo. The illness is often seen on the face and on the face near the nose, because the skin in this area is thin and vulnerable. This species is characterized by the sudden appearance. First, on the site of cutaneous redness appears, then formed a small blister filled with turbid white and yellow. Education is growing rapidly and reaching the size of 1-2 cm, bursts. At the bottom you can see the uneven surface with the presence of erosions and epidermal scraps on the sides. The contents of the blister dries, then produced a yellow hue rough peel.
• Bullous kind of impetigo affects mainly the skin of hands and have their differences: rashes are manifested in the form of small bubbles with a tight top, which are filled with pus. They grow slowly and need to be open. Sometimes there are large blisters and a drying middle, surrounded by a barrier with purulent serous contents, which are accompanied by itching.
  
• On his head to show a clear-cut areas of the skin with a pink tint. In the affected areas arise large (more than 1 cm) with bubbles turbid filling. Then they burst and dry up, thus forming scales, are combined in a dense crust. Under it are formed ulcers that bleed. When the crust separates the hair can fall out. If it affects the scalp there is a lot of dandruff.
• Streptococci can infect the upper respiratory track and trigger a throat disease. The patient in the beginning there are acute symptoms of fever, malaise, severe pain. On examination, the doctor can detect symptoms as redness throat, swollen tonsils and purulent plaque on the surface of the pharynx. Possibly swollen lymph nodes.

stage

Streptoderma children (photo clearly shows external signs) is classified in several stages of the pathological process:

1. incubatoryWhen the child is a harmful bacteria, the disease symptoms have not yet seen, it lasts from 2 to 10 days.
2. cystic. Here affects upper epidermal tissue and inflammation occur in small areas of skin. First, on the face of the baby forms small blisters that after 24 hours are filled with pus. There is a probability of occurrence of ulcers in other parts of the body. The opening areas formed yellow crust beneath the surface of inflamed skin. Subsequently connected rashes and scaly look like growths.
   
3. Nebulleznaya. Striking deep layers of tissue. Body formed large blisters and ulcers. Condition of the child at this stage is characterized as medium-heavy or heavy. After the disappearance of the yellow-green growths on the skin surface of the recess remain significant.
4. chronic. It formed when running the pathology or incorrectly selected therapy. This degree different individual manifestations weeping lesions with purulent content. After their opening appears flaky crust is yellow. At these places the skin remains pigmented.

possible complications

With timely treatment of disease goes away for a week. If streptoderma not treated on time or in the case of misdiagnosed, there is a possibility of complications.

They are as follows:

• pathology becomes chronic;
• droplet psoriasis;
• microbial eczema;
• infection of the blood, characterized by a great number of streptococci;
• scarlet fever;
• kidney glomerular nephritis;
• allergic dermatosis;
• tissue abscess;
• boils;
• cosmetic defects (scars);
• cutaneous atrophy;
• the emergence of autoimmune diseases.

Medications

Streptoderma in children treated in different ways.

Mainly used for the treatment of:

• Formulations outdoor exposure (ointments), which is applied to a thin ball on the affected area in the form of a bandage or open way.
• In the acute form of the disease or inefficiency local treatment prescribed antibiotics in the form of tablets or suspensions (Amoksiklav, Amokistsillin, Cefazolin). therapeutic course duration time is from 7 to 10 days.
  
• Vitamins class A, C, F, B, which enhance immunity in indolent disease. They should be used throughout the treatment course.
• Antihistamines (Suprastin, Tsetrizin) designate babies in tablet form or intramuscular injection for severe itching. The dosage and duration of therapy is chosen individually.
• Local medications, antiseptic (brilliant green, boric acid, Fukortsin, Stomatidin) is applied to the damaged body part 2-4 times per day.
• Antibacterial ointment (erythromycin, gentamicin, Baneotsin, Rezotsin) coated with purified inflamed area 2-3 times a day. Duration of treatment is 7-14 days.
• Antibacterial liniments with the content of hormones (prednisolone, Triderm plus Canison) apply in individual cases for a short time.

local treatment

Local therapy requires disclosure phlyctenas (blisters filled with turbid) in compliance with the antiseptic requirements and further processing of the damaged areas of the skin antiseptic solution and then the ointment.

Suitable such means:

• Disinfectant compositions as acetylsalicylic acid or boric alcoholic solution.
• 3 times per day applied silver nitrate (1%).
• After the blisters burst, must be imposed bandage with antibiotic tetracycline or streptocidal ointments.
• Treat the alcohol antiseptic compositions (Fukortsin, Levomitsetinovy, potassium permanganate).
  
• Effective enough ointment based antibiotics are involved. It Levomekol, Linkomitsinovaya and erythromycin.

antiseptics

Streptococcal impetigo in children treated with antiseptic.

Photo shows this most common drugs:

• Acetylsalicylic 2% alcohol;
• fukortsin;
• 1% hydrogen peroxide;
• Brilliant green solution (2% brilliant green).

Drug using cotton pad should be treated 2-4 times a day, inflamed skin areas and the areas around them. After treatment, the affected areas a short time, the child may feel a burning sensation and pain. When preservative is dry, the skin covered with medicinal balm.

For disinfection and drying of applied zinc paste. As an auxiliary agent for enhancing the effectiveness is applied in the form of compresses broths from oak bark, chamomile or inflorescences succession.

The use of antibiotics

In certain cases, prescribe systemic (internal) therapy and use of penicillin antibiotics group macrolides or cephalosporins.

List of drugs:

• amoxiclav;
• Tsiprfloksatsin;
• Flemoksin-soljutab;
• augmentin;
  
• Summamed;
• azithromycin;
• Tsefaleksim.

Besides it shows:

• probiotics;
• a multivitamin;
• UBI;
• immunomodulating procedures.

Antibiotics kill harmful bacteria - streptococci. One of the drawbacks is considered a violation of the intestinal microflora.

To restore it along with the above mentioned drugs doctors prescribe Linex, Normabakt or Bifidumbacterin.

Medication dose determined by the physician, based on the diagnosis and the degree of disease severity. Macrolides are considered to be more productive, but they are more toxic than the penicillin series.

Folk remedies

Recipes of traditional medicine for the treatment of streptococcal:

• Mushroom raincoat has disinfecting and drying effect. It is necessary to take a little raw, grind into powder, sprinkle on the gauze or bandage and put on 30 minutes. weeping at the site.
• Combine equal amounts inner lard, propolis and sap in powder form. Then heated by water bath to the liquid state. After the composition of the need to cool and formed a balm to cover the affected epidermis.
  
• Stir the weight of the dried herb leaf sorrel (60 g), yarrow (15 g), and stinging nettle (60 g). Fill to 1 liter of milk collection. Boil at a minimal heat for 20 minutes. Cool slightly and added to a mixture of 75 g of liquid honey, whip. Give structure to cool down and smear them affected areas of the body.
• Mark 30 g of ground rhizomes camel thorn and brew a boiling water of 200 ml. Let stand 1 hour. Soak gauze in the infusion and apply it to the wound for 40 minutes. During the compress procedure as the drying can be removed and wet. The same composition can take the children orally 3 times per day to 15 ml.
• All the oak component (leaves, bark, acorn) crushed using a meat grinder to slurry-like state and applied to 2 hours. on the affected areas of the body in the form of bandages to keep 2-3 hours, then exchanged for a new one.
• Leaves purple oxalis need to pour over boiling water, crush and apply on problem areas. Due to their anti-inflammatory and wound-healing effects of soon baby skin will be clean.
• Make a mixture of black pepper and garlic juice in a ratio of 1: 1 and applied on the inflamed sites. Composition helps with purulent formations and weeping sores.
• When streptococcal pyoderma help of various powders milled plant raw material (horsetail, hawkweed, cistus).

hygiene rules

Mandatory rules of hygiene for children, the sick streptoderma:

• do not take water treatments, at least the first 3-4 days not to wet the damaged areas, as this is often the cause of diversity of infection;
• gently wipe clean the surface of the skin moistened towel or cotton swab soaked in chamomile broth or ordinary water;
  
• monitor that the baby is not scratching the damaged areas are to reduce itching manifestations doctor prescribes antihistamines;
• allocate private child towel, which is separate from the rest of the family towels;
• you must have individual devices for eating, and after using them to be processed;
• not to give the baby soft toys, the child is allowed to play only plastic products, which must be constantly cleaned with a solution of alcohol;
• regularly change children's bedding and iron them with a hot iron;
• If there are small skin lesions, a systematic process of antiseptic.

Duration of treatment of streptococcal infection

The duration of the treatment course streptoderma in children depends on the extent of the disease and timely initiation of therapy. Skin treated until complete healing. With proper and timely treatment body recovers in 7-14 days. If wellness began to take a week after the first symptoms, the treatment may last for 3-4 weeks or longer.

In complicated disease and multiple foci, and in case the instantaneous dissemination to other body parts, often the temperature rises and increases lymph nodes. Here we need systemic antibiotics, and in extreme cases of treatment in a hospital.

Treatment of lichen simplex (dry streptococcal) in children

Streptoderma children (photo is this kind) can occur without large purulent lesions. Here on the child's body shaped spots that are tightened with several layers of scales, and are accompanied by a slight itching.

Expanding on the surface of inflammatory foci form various shapes. The most common site of occurrence of dry streptococcal infections are the ears, cheeks, buttocks, back and extremities.

Basic principles of therapy:

1. Isolate the sick child from society.
2. Avoid contact with water on the lesions to prevent the likelihood of the spread of the rash to other parts of the body.
3. It is necessary to handle the daily eruption some antiseptic solution and then be applied antibiotic ointment.
4. The basic factor in the treatment of dry streptococcal infection is the use of medicaments based on antibiotics.
5. In the process of recovery to improve the epithelium it is recommended to apply Bepanten or Dekspanten.
   
6. Systemic therapy based on the use of antihistamines for relief of itching manifestations and preventing allergic reactions on the skin.
7. Administration of drugs that enhance the body's protective characteristics.
8. The use of mineral and vitamin complexes.
9. The duration of the treatment course is 7-10 days. After treatment are spots that disappear by themselves within 1-3 months.
10. Well restore skin ultraviolet rays (moderate sun baths or physiotherapy).

Any kind of streptococcal impetigo in children is a serious disease with a rather painful symptoms and skin lesions, as shown in the photo. There need timely diagnosis and properly chosen therapy. If you experience the first signs of the disease should call a doctor, because streptococci are resistant, and not easy to deal with them.

Registration of the article: Lozinski Oleg

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