What is a newborn pemphigus?

Pemphigus of a newborn is a very rare disease, transmitted by inheritance, having a staphylococcal origin. Usually, the disease makes itself felt in the first hours or days of the baby's life, but it also happens that the first year of the baby does not bother, but then it all the same appears. For newborns, the disease is very difficult, with fever, chills, fever, the tender skin of the baby is covered with a rash, these bubbles may be the size of a walnut, eventually they are opened and disappear, leaving no marks and scars on the skin. But it also happens that after the blisters on the skin there are scars. Bladderwort of a newborn is a local disease that usually affects parts of the body, most often having contact with external stimuli, for example, clothing - feet, shoulders, elbows, hands. But it also happens that the rash spreads throughout the body of the child, causing severe itching.

Specialists note that the pemphigus of a newborn can also capture mucous membranes - the oral cavity, esophagus, trachea. When the disease is dry skin, brittle and dystrophic nails, cyanosis, problems with the teeth, and in severe form - the rejection of the fingers on the feet and handles. The organism with this form of the disease has very weak immunity, the children have mental and physical backwardness. Pemphigus in children in severe degree requires urgent hospitalization in the hospital and treatment with injections of hormonal drugs, etc.

Viral pemphigus is contagious, especially in the first weeks of its appearance, so when nursing a baby, doctors recommend that you wash your hands thoroughly, especially after you have changed the diaper. Infection is transmitted to other people through discharge on contact with the patient - through saliva and feces. Usually itself passes a virus pemphigus in children. Treatment is still necessary, you do not have to let things go by themselves and you need to turn to specialists. Pediatricians usually prescribe general restorative therapy - fish oil, iron preparations, various vitamins, sometimes prescribe potent corticosteroid ointments. It is recommended to protect the baby's skin from friction and injury, and regularly open the blisters, while treating the skin with special solutions for disinfection. In severe cases, the child is hospitalized without fail.

What is the danger of newborn pemphigus? At first glance, seemingly insignificant, pemphigus actually has serious consequences - the baby's organism is dehydrated as a result of malnutrition or a decrease in appetite due to pain in the oral cavity. While the child is sick, you need to limit his contact with other people and stay at home so as not to infect others.

How to help the baby survive the stage of exacerbation? It is necessary to give him as often as possible and more water to prevent dehydration of the body, and wear clothes only from natural materials. No synthetics! Otherwise, irritation can intensify. Usually, rashes occur after a week, and there comes an improvement. If the child refuses to drink, it is necessary to show it to the attending physician so that he assesses the degree of dehydration and prescribes hospitalization for the introduction of fluid intravenously, in the worst case.

Pimples in children usually occurs without complications, but the visit to the doctor in this case, no one canceled, but rather call the pediatrician at home, so as not to spread the disease around. After all, in a children's polyclinic a child can drop his mouth or lick a common object, which he then touches and pulls into his mouth and another ill, healthy baby can fall ill. Do not experiment at home, doing self-medication, only an expert will help cope with such an unpleasant childhood disease.