Know a little about medicine | How to deal with mosquito bites in summer for young children?

In the hot summer, mosquitoes are rampant and it is hard to prevent them. Last night, Xiao Zhang took her two-year-old baby to play in the community and was bitten by mosquitoes several times. Xiao Zhang felt distressed and anxious. How should we deal with children bitten by mosquitoes?

When young children are bitten by mosquitoes, the treatment should be based on the specific situation: in the early stage, it is only slightly red, and it can be washed with soap. If there is no skin ulceration, it can be applied with a cotton swab dipped in calamine lotion; after scratching, the skin is obviously swollen or accompanied by erythema and induration, and a small amount of topical weak glucocorticoids such as desonide cream and hydrocortisone butyrate cream can be applied; if the area of ​​redness and swelling of the skin increases or blisters appear, mometasone furoate cream can be applied. In more serious cases, cetirizine or loratadine can be used as prescribed by the doctor. It should be noted that the wind oil and floral water commonly used by adults to repel mosquitoes contain volatile oil ingredients such as camphor and menthol, which may cause allergies in young children, so it is not recommended for use in young children.