Heat rash is a common disease in hot and humid environment, like in the tropical regions and during the summer. Although, people of all ages get affected by it, but children and infants, especially become victims due to their underdeveloped sweet glands.

It is important to distinguish heat rashes from other skin rashes, for example impetigo, eczema, folliculitis, and poison ivy, so you may treat and prevent this common rash appropriately.

Heat rash is triggered in children when they get overheated, reasons of this high temperature could be, overdressing, fever or hot climate. As children become hot and sweaty, their sweat glands become blocked and rupture. Heat rash is also known as miliaria and it’s some most common types are as follows.

Miliaria Rubra

Miliaria rubra generally called as prickly heat is the most common type of heat rash. In this type of heat rash, the sweat glands become red and inflammation may cause a prickling or burning sensation. This form of heat rash may also cause mild to moderate itching which depends on the severity.

The inflamed sweat ducts appear as red small bumps and can be found in clusters under a child’s clothing or inside the folds of his or her skin, such as neck, armpits, and groin.

Miliaria Crystallina

Like miliaria rubra, this form of heat rash occurs when the sweat ducts become blocked and rupture. These ducts are closer to the outermost skin, though these don’t get inflamed, leading to the classic appearance of small clear vesicles on the child’s skin, without any redness or other symptoms, especially on their neck, head, or upper chest.

Preventions and treatment

The main goal of all prevention methods is, don’t let the child to get overheated. Although skin rash usually goes away on its own within few days, but some people do require treatment, for this purpose certain oils for skin rashes can be used along with the preventive measures which are as follows.

• Dress up, according to the weather, in summer, loose fitting clothing’s are more suitable, so that you doesn’t get overheated.
• Avoid intense heat and humidity as much as you can.
• Remove the child from the triggering conditions and dress him in less clothing, inside to a cooler, air conditioned environment, etc.
• Use mild strength topical steroids, although these usually aren’t needed but these can be taken to prevent secondary infections from heat rash.
• Calamine lotion or oils for skin rashes can be helpful.
• Antibiotics for secondary infections if occur.

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