Phlegmon newborns

Neonatal cellulitis (necrotizing cellulitis) the pathological process affects the subcutaneous tissue, causing an inflammatory-necrotic changes and exfoliation of the skin. The disease is characteristic only for children of the first weeks of life.

Causes of cellulitis in a newborn

Leather newborn child is tender and easily hurt. With poor care, diaper rash and redness may occur purulent foci. The skin thus lose their protective function, and micro cracks are becoming the gateway of infection. Urine and faeces create favorable conditions for the development of cellulitis. Cause of cellulitis in newborns is Staphylococcus aureus.

Symptoms of cellulitis in the newborn

Phlegmon of the newborn is most often localized in areas that are constantly in contact with urine and faeces, diaper rash (most often it is the lower back, rump, more rarely, back, dorsum of the neck, armpits).

Among the first symptoms of cellulitis in newborns, the rise of temperature to high values. Baby's health change dramatically, he cries, won't latch on. The skin appears red spot, originally it has a small size, but after a short period of time greatly increases in size, there are cases when the spot covers the rear surface of the body of the child as a whole.

Inflamed skin becomes cyanotic and very painful. Around the inflammation there is swelling, tight tissue, palpation in the center of the spot can be used to detect soft spots, which indicates a purulent inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, the visible fluctuation. Skin surface cellulitis and subcutaneous tissue mortify. In an unfavorable course of the disease can appear new outbreaks of inflammation, forming a wound surface of significant size. Phlegmon newborns can cause the development of sepsis.

Treatment of phlegmon of newborn

Phlegmon of the newborn requires emergency treatment and a comprehensive approach to the treatment of the disease. The lesion produced numerous, quite deep cuts. Open wounds are bandages soaked in hypertonic saline solution with the antiseptic. Assigned therapy anti-inflammatory drugs are the treatmentantibacterial agents and detoxification treatments. As stimulation of protective forces of the body are appointed by physiotherapy, UHF and quartz.

For the prevention of cellulitis newborn will need to provide good care, time to change diapers, to wash away and bathe the child. Invalid contact baby's first weeks of life with people suffering from suppurative diseases.