Ringworm children: how it looks (photo) and than to treat

Ringworm is a very common skin baby inflammatory disease. 90% of children, especially in the summer, diagnosed shingles. With timely and proper treatment, the disease carries no risk and harm to health of the child. It is an oval of skin spots pink or purple color, depending on the type.

There is truth and extremely dangerous disease, which is caused by a herpes virus, but in children this type is extremely rare.

Causes

In most cases, shingles occurs because of a seasonal lowering of immunity, when the body can't fight it penetrated infection (virus). So often parents find shingles in a child in the spring, for example.

In addition, due to the fact that carriers often are animals so fast ringworm may spread among children. The child is always ready to play with the animals, often sick.

Children are the most susceptible to the influence of the weather, and therefore the immunity they have is not persistent. Most often, ringworm affects children up to 14 years.

The disease can be caught anywhere: in the children's sandbox, in the pool, the Playground, etc etc the Child can catch ringworm from infected peers. In order to minimize the probability of infection is ringworm, you should accustom the child to cleanliness and personal hygiene from an early age. You should also limit the child's contact with domestic animals and to take care of the cleanliness of Pets.

Symptoms depriving

Ringworm has several varieties, however, symptoms of denying the same for each species. Denote the main of them.

• The first thing on the body suddenly appear a clear red parts, which at first does not bother the baby.
• After a time the redness begins to itch, peel, and covered with a crust.
• If shingles is located under the scalp, for example, on the head, there are little bald spots in places depriving.
• Ringworm, which destroys hair, is called shearers. Please note that ringworm does not destroy the hair follicle, this means that after treatment of lichen will grow hair. Ringworm is very easily transmitted through contact between the children and between themselves. Learn more about the disease and its course in the material — the Treatment may last for months, and in some cases even years. Fortunately, this form of children's disease is very rare, but still need to know the basic precautions and symptoms. details of how is herpes zoster in children you can read on our portal.

  The virus can enter the body at any time of the year, and manifest it in the autumn and spring when immune system is particularly weak. Symptomsaccompanied by strong temperature, vomiting, the body are painful blisters with fluid. Children suffer a lichen is very difficult. Definitely in need of hospitalization and long-term treatment under the attention of the attending physician.

  Lichen planus. This form of depriving children, as a rule, is not found. Lichen planus sick adults. If you don't take measures to cure, ringworm becomes chronic.

  Children this disease is transferred is extremely difficult. Definitely need hospitalization. The cause of the disease – infection by the virus. In children red ringworm appears on the hands and feet. There are cases when this type of lichen had children in the mucosa of the oral cavity.