Is Baby acne, heat rash or cradle crap?
There are a number of skin conditions that babies can receive, and two different types of acne. Each has different treatments and recommendations, so it’s nice to know that the symptoms of each.
Cradle Crap
Like the neonatal acne, cradle crap and seborrheic dermatitis are related to the hormonal changes associated with pregnancy, causing the oil glands to go into overdrive. Cradle is crap:
* Scab, scaly, red spots on the baby’s scalp
* Hiperactivo caused by the sebaceous glands (which produce oil from the skin)
* There may also redness in the fold of the baby’s neck, armpits, and behind the ears
* When is only on the scalp, is the cradle crap. When spreads across his face, and in the diaper area, called seborrheic dermatitis. You should contact your doctor to get a better shampoo or alternative treatment if this happens.
Heat Rash
Heat rash can occur in anyone, but babies are more vulnerable because their sweat glands are not fully developed. They are therefore less able to re-balance their body temperature. Heat rash is characterized by very small bumps on the skin, surrounded by a red area. Heat rash:
* Usually begins in areas of the body covered by clothing
* This includes the trunk, groin, armpit and
* It can cause fever and heat exhaustion in serious cases
* Warm and humid environments tend to be associated with him more
* You may feel burning or prickly
Baby Acne
Like teenage acne, acne baby occurs more frequently in boys than girls. Unlike the later forms of acne, is generally mild or moderate, severe and rarely.
In general, occurs on the face of children – are usually the cheeks, although it can spread to the chin and forehead. When this type of acne is mild to moderate, is unlikely to lead to permanent scars. However, if acne is severe, can produce scars that last into adulthood. Babies who develop acne severe acne vulgaris often have when they reach adolescence. The acne vulgaris is the most common type of people suffer from acne.
Acne newborn may include functions such as regular acne whiteheads and blackheads, papules and pustules as well. Papules not have pus on them and see how small, solid, raised areas of skin. Pustules have pus in them, as its name suggests. Pustules in a general way, sweat glands or hair follicles. It consists of inflammatory cells and pus.
When there is no comedomes (blackheads and whiteheads), babies can have what is call the pustulosis neonatal cephalic. This is the result of infection by a kind of yeast called Malassezia. There are a number of different species belonging to this genre, but has not been established whether the various species of special cause skin diseases. Malassezia yeast can cause seborrhoeic dermatitis and dandruff, as well as pustulosis neonatal cephalic and a range of other conditions.
Cephalic pustulosis neonatal usually do not need treatment, although a topical antifungal cream can be applied.





