Why do babies have red cheeks

Not always rosy-cheekedness of the baby can please my mother. To exclude the possibility of pathologies in the child's body, it is important to know why the child's cheeks can blush.Red cheeks in the baby can be due to overheating, a good walk or with 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.

The red cheek in the baby can be a signinfectious erythema, viral hepatitis, bacterial sepsis and many other ailments. Often, the redness of the cheeks gives a rash, which accompanies various diseases or allergic reactions.

Why does a red rash appear on the cheeks of a baby

Rashes can have the appearance of points, papules, blisters, spots. In newborns there is an acne, which passes by itself to 3 months of age. Also, skin rashes are 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 diagnosiscan only a doctor, so with any rashes you need to immediately call the pediatrician at home. Do not let the situation slide, infections sometimes give serious complications and are deadly to the child. It is also useful to know:

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