At this time of year there is an increase in infections of fur and eyes. There is a normal flora on the child’s skin (bacteria such as staphylococci, streptococci, fungi and viruses), which do not harm the skin, the germs will depend on the microenvironment of the child (family environment) and their defenses.
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The infections They will appear due to several factors: increased heat with an overgrowth of bacteria, the appearance of more aggressive bacteria and a decrease in the child’s defenses.
That’s why daily bathing is important this season.
Skin infections. Photo: Stock.
Among the clinical manifestations of these infections are areas of redness on the fur accompanied by pain, sometimes with yellow or myelic discharge (caramel-like scabs), increasing in size as time goes by.
Pediatricians diagnose cellulitis, impetigo or abscesses and, finally, the syndrome of fur scalded. You have to follow a treatment with the pediatrician.
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