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| Why Does Your Child Get Skin Infection? |
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Your child's defence system (immune system) is not fully developed till puberty and can catch infections. | |
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| What Are The Common Skin Infections? |
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These are: |
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Bacterial infections producing blisters, wet pus, boils |
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Viral infection showing lumps called warts, molluscum, contagiosum, blisters like herpes, simplex, shingles, chickenpox, and rashes like measles |
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Fungal infections like ringworm, candidiosis, tinea infections caused by e.g. versicolor |
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Parasites, called scabies | | |
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| Bacterial Infections |
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This is usually a staphylococcal infection. Antibiotics taken orally, or applied on the skin, is given. | |
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| Viral Infections |
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A viral wart is treated by liquid nitrogen, a cold gas. You can use a corn plaster with salicylic acid |
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Molluscum contagiosum, present as small skin colour lumps, require treatment | | |
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| Chickenpox |
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Usually not a major problem, however with extensive cases, use an anti-viral drug called acyclovir for a few days | | |
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| Scabies |
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This is an annoying problem caused by a mite, sarcopes. It causes itch and blisters on the hands and feet. |
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Below 1 year, use permethrin cream, beyond a year of age, Derbac (malathione 5%) is preferred. | | |
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