Neonatal impetigo symptoms?

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Neonatal impetigo is an acute infectious suppurative skin disease with bullae as the main body of the newborn. The onset of the disease began with red spots from the tip of the needle to the size of the bean, followed by blisters. The blister expanded rapidly and there was inflammatory red halo around the blister. Let's take a look at the following.

Neonatal impetigo symptoms?

First, the newborn's skin is soft, the cutin on the surface is thin and easy to fall off, the local defense ability is poor, there is slight damage, it is very easy to be infected by Staphylococcus aureus and cause impetigo. Neonatal pustules occur in the neck and behind the ear, especially in the armpit. This is related to the fact that the newborn is immediately wrapped in swaddling clothes after delivery, the inner side of the upper arm is close to the chest arm, and the local area is prone to perspiration, moisture, and the stimulation of secretion such as sweat. If combined with bacterial infection, skin pustules will occur.

Second: after delivery of the newborn, if the fetal fat on the body surface is too much and too thick, it should be gently wiped off with cotton ball dipped in paraffin oil, especially under the armpit, so as to avoid lipid oxidation into fatty acids and stimulate the skin.

Third: should give the newborn to wear loose cotton pajamas, not naked directly wrapped in swaddling, in order to avoid skin and skin close, causing local moisture and lead to bacterial invasion secondary infection.

matters needing attention

We should bathe and change underwear frequently for the newborn. After each bath, we should dry the neck, behind the ear and under the armpit to keep the newborn's skin clean and relatively dry.