Rash on the feet of a child

The health of the baby is the most important thing for every mother. And if the crumbs have some peculiarities in behavior or some symptoms, moms start to sound the alarm. And rightly so, I must say. After all, at an early age, everything is important for health. Even the most trivial symptoms can suggest that there is something wrong with the baby, and also suggest what the disease caused the crumb.

In this article we will discuss in detail what can cause the child to have a rash on his legs. So, first of all, it's worth noting that the rash is not a disease, it's just a symptom.

Causes of rash on the legs

To begin with, it is necessary to exclude infectious diseases, one of the manifestations of which is also a rash.

1. Scarlet fever . It is characterized by a red rough rash, localized not only on the legs, but all over the body. The same symptom of this disease is high fever and redness of the tongue.
2. Measles . Another infectious disease, accompanied by a rash is measles. It manifests a shallow red rash on both legs and throughout the body. With her, the child also has a runny nose, cough and fever.
3. Chicken pox . Her rash looks like bubbles with a clear liquid, they cover the entire body and itch.
4. Rubella . Also accompanied by a shallow pink rash that appears first on the face, and then affects the entire body. Characteristic for rubella is an increase in lymph nodes and a rise in temperature.
5. Vesylocupustulosis . It is quite an unpleasant disease, manifested by small pustular pimples of white or light yellow color.
6. Enterovirus infection . The disease manifests only as a rash, it is usually located on the palms or feet and does not cause the child any discomfort.

Now let's look at the other causes of the rash on the legs.

1. Sweating , it is quite common in young children and is a consequence of overheating of the body. It is shown by small red pimples, which are localized in folds of the skin, on the neck, in the groin and under the armpits. On the feet, such a rash in the baby appears in the most neglected cases.
2. Often the cause is an allergy . An allergic rash on the legs is accompanied by the appearance of a runny nose and tear. An allergen can be almost anything, from food, to drugs and household chemicals. Usually the rash is accompanied by itching, it can be localized only on the legs (if the allergen acts directly on them) or spread to the entire body.
3. Another common cause is psoriasis , it manifests itself in the form of red spots, which most often affect the elbows, knees and scalp.
4. The rash in the child, located between the legs - is nothing like diaper dermatitis . It occurs when the hygiene rules are not respected.
5. It is possible that the rash on the legs of the crumb does not even have a rash. It could bite insects . For example, a bed bug, a characteristic feature of its bites is that they are located in a row. So, if you see a series of small pimples on your foot, a little apart from each other, do not be afraid, this is not a symptom of the disease. But the processing of bed linen baby will have to hold.
6. The cause of the rash may be unexpected. Remember, did not your child run on the grass the day before. Maybe in the thickets he got nettles , or the grass broke off the legs, and irritation began.

How to treat a rash on the legs?

The main thing that you should remember is that before the expert can examine the child and make a diagnosis, it is impossible to smear (especially green) the rash. This will make it difficult to determine the cause of the rash. Therefore, in the first place, call the doctor at home, and already he will appoint the necessary treatment.