Why does a baby have red cheeks?
Not always the baby's rosy cheeks can please the mother. To exclude the possibility of pathologies in the child's body, it is important to know for what reasons the baby's cheeks can turn red.
Red cheeks in a baby can be the result of overheating, a good walk, or infectious diseases. Photo: Getty This is possible with:
- increased body temperature;
- overheating of the body;
- allergic reaction to food, animal hair, dust, drugs, detergents;
- congenital enzymatic deficiency - the child lacks the produced enzymes, so that the food delivered to the body is well digested;
- some viral infections;
- cardiac pathologies;
- violations in the work of the liver.
A red cheek in a baby can be a signinfectious erythema, viral hepatitis, bacterial sepsis and many other ailments. Often, redness of the cheeks is caused by a rash that accompanies various diseases or allergic reactions.
Why does a red rash appear on the cheeks of a baby
The rash may look like dots, papules, blisters, spots. Newborns may have acne, which goes away on its own by the age of 3 months. Skin rashes may also be associated with:
- food allergy - a red rash appears on the cheeks, chin, legs, baby's hands, and with the regular intake of allergens in the body appear scabs that begin to "wet";
- contact dermatitis - one of the types of allergies that can occur on washing powders, synthetic clothing, etc .;
- infectious diseases.
Infectious diseases accompanied by a red rash can be:
- baby roseola - the body temperature rises very much at the onset of the illness, after a drop in temperature, the child becomes covered with a pink-red rash, which occurs after 5-7 days;
- varicella - the rash covers the whole body, but the most characteristic sign of the disease is a rash on the scalp;
- scarlet fever - scarlet rash appears first on the neck, chest, back, gradually spreading to the entire body;
- infectious erythema - reddened cheeks accompanied by headache, nausea, vomiting, severe fatigue;
- Rubella - a rash occurs 3-4 days from a fever, more often localized on the limbs, trunk, face.
Determine the nature of the rash and make a diagnosisOnly a doctor can, so if any rash appears, you should immediately call a pediatrician to your home. Do not let the situation slide, infections sometimes cause serious complications and are deadly for the child. It is also useful to know:
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