A person is always surrounded by various microbes. Some live inside his body, others live outside, on the skin. Among them there are such as, for example, staphylococci and streptococci, which under certain conditions can cause pyoderma - pustular skin diseases.
Predisposing factors for the onset of pyoderma:
- decreased immunity;
- metabolic disease;
- damage to the skin;
- sweating;
- pollution;
- overheating and hypothermia;
- insect bites, etc.
Most common are common acne vulgaris, folliculitis, boils, carbuncles, hydradenitis, erysipelas, impetigo, but there may be other variants of pyoderma manifestation.
Pustular skin diseases in children
Pemphigus of newborns is a serious disease, characterized by the appearance on the skin of a large number of blisters with purulent contents that are opened, forming erosion. It is accompanied by fever and intoxication. Danger of pemphigus in the possibility of joining sepsis and the death of a child.
In the maternity hospitals there is diaper dermatitis, which also refers to pustular skin diseases in children. On the skin there is a nodular rash, in large folds of intertrigo, on the buttocks reddening. The main method of fighting diaper dermatitis is proper care for the newborn.
Often pustular skin diseases in children occur in adolescence, which is due to hormonal changes, increased work of sebaceous and sweat glands, increased stress, non-compliance with hygiene.
Pustular skin diseases - treatment and prevention
Treatment can be general and local. The general treatment includes measures aimed at the whole in the body as a whole (increase of immunity, normalization of metabolism). For local treatment use a variety of ointments, for example, sintomycin, sulfur-tar, "Levomikol", powders, solutions, etc. Treatment of pustular skin diseases, including any, even the smallest abscess, must necessarily be completed,
Having pustular diseases of the hands, it should be remembered that the affected skin can not be wetted, wash your face and other parts of your body so that the infection does not spread further.
With pustular skin diseases, hair around the rashes should be cut, but not shaved, so as not to damage the skin and not to provoke the appearance of new elements around the hearth.
As a preventive measure, it is necessary to observe hygiene, protect the skin from damage, eat rationally, and maintain immunity at the proper level. In case of appearance on the skin of any rashes, and even more purulent, in time to consult a doctor.