Patient's question:
I take care of the child alone. Since the child also needs to urinate at night, I decided to put on diapers for the child to make things easier. However, after wearing them for a few days, I noticed many small red bumps appeared on the child's buttocks, and the entire buttocks were very red. When I took the child to the dermatology department of the hospital for medication, the doctor said it was diaper rash and prescribed many creams for the child to use.What kind of help is needed: How is diaper rash treated?
Doctor's answer:
The clinical manifestations of dermatitis and eczema are varied and can typically be divided into three types of skin lesions: acute, subacute, and chronic phases. The acute phase presents as erythema and edema, which may be accompanied by papules, vesicles, or exudation. Pathologically, it shows intercellular edema in the epidermis, spongiotic changes, and intraepidermal vesicles. The subacute phase involves increased vesicles, redness, swelling, and exudation, with the reappearance of crusts and scaling. Diaper rash is caused by the baby's buttocks being damp, irritation from urine and feces, and the use of diapers that are not breathable.