Sometimes, baby skin peeling is not just a normal skin change phenomenon, but it can also be a dangerous disease due to the spread of a virus that causes disease from parents and relatives taking care of the baby.
A story about 5-month-old babies with 4s syndrome - staph skin peeling phenomenon
A young mother recently shared pictures of the peeling phenomenon of her baby, a newborn baby just five months old.
The mother of the same message sent a message to parents who were taking care of a newborn: “Please be careful, look at the photo to learn more about a strange disease called 4s. An alien syndrome but potentially dangerous to the children ”.
This is an experience this mother wants to share with the online community, especially mothers who have just given birth for the first time. Children suffering from this disease will be extremely miserable and painful. I flake, red, pour all over my body because each skin is peeled into large patches.
This 5-month-old newborn baby has been hospitalized for several days with the following first symptoms:
I have red swelling around 2 eye bags and mouth.
Babies are fussy, unable to sleep and cry from discomfort all night.
Mom saw such a situation, so she took me to the doctor. However, during the first visit, the doctor only diagnosed that the baby might have a chemical allergy such as laundry soap, so he gave him a topical medicine and left.
That very night, the child cried more and more. The baby struggled non-stop like someone who had to burn. Even the mother could not hold the baby. Baby skin is increasingly swollen and red terribly.
The next morning, the mother took me to the doctor. Now I cried out painfully but I could not help it. At the same time, the baby began to appear peeling skin in the red swollen areas. First ear, then neck. Not only that, the red swollen area also appears more and more small yellow nodules and then burst.
Doctor's diagnosis of 4s
Immediately, the baby was admitted to the hospital. The doctor said, the child had an acute skin infection and needed to be treated with antibiotics immediately. Otherwise, the child may become infected with blood and be life-threatening.
The baby's mother added. “I was terrified and didn't understand anything. What strange disease that I have never heard. That day, within a few hours. Baby skin gradually peels off like a cocoon molting. From the ears, neck, armpits, puffiness eyes, mouth and genitals. ”.
Fortunately, after taking medication and treatment, the child's condition is getting better. The doctor asks the nurse to take care of the child's skin, wash and apply medication to prevent the flaky skin from becoming infected.
At this point, the mother understands more about 4s, a common syndrome in children, especially babies under 5 years old and infants.
Exfoliation of the skin due to staphylococci - 4s in infants
Staphylococcal peeling - 4s or SSSS in infants
According to the doctors of the Central Dermatology Hospital said. Stahylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is an acute skin infection caused by staphylococcus aureus (Staphylococcus aureus). The main clinical symptoms are erythema, blistering, diffuse peeling of the skin. The disease is common in children under 5 years old, especially severe in babies.
The special thing is that this disease of the baby usually originates from the bacteria of the mother or the person directly taking care of the newborn. Children are young, immune system is incomplete, just a little contact with pathogenic bacteria also makes the child's condition worse than adults.
Although the death rate from this disease is not high, if it is not detected and treated in time, it could turn into an epidemic and spread on a large scale.
Initial symptoms of 4s illness should be taken into account by parents
If your baby has the following symptoms, the child most likely has a staph infection caused:
Fever, tired.
The baby is fussy, annoyed.
Your baby's skin is red and swollen, especially the eyes, mouth, nose and neck area.
It hurts to touch young people.
After 24-48 hours, the red skin quickly spreads to the whole body, swelling and pain.
Soft blisters appear on the skin surface, very shallow, with no clear boundaries. Sometimes these blisters stick together in a large patch that then flakes off, leaving a moist red skin.
If left for a long time, bacteria can attack organs such as bones, lungs, and blood infections. Another dangerous thing is that this disease of children is easy to be confused with the phenomenon of allergies.
Therefore, if parents find that their children have the above symptoms, parents need to take the baby to the doctor as soon as possible. In addition, when taking care of babies, washing hands and feet clean before contacting the baby is extremely necessary to ensure the safety of the immune system and the health of the child.
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