How to prevent scratching when you have chickenpox?

The probability of getting chickenpox is very high, but not everyone will get it. People's impression of chickenpox is mainly due to the high mortality rate of smallpox in ancient times. Under modern medical conditions, the high fever symptoms associated with chickenpox are not difficult to treat, so there are very few deaths. However, there is another problem that bothers people when they get chickenpox, because chickenpox usually only occurs in children, and when it itches, they cannot help scratching, and once the chickenpox is scratched, it will leave scars.

Will scratching chickenpox leave scars ?

Chickenpox usually heals without leaving scars, or only leaves temporary pigmentation. If scratching leads to bacterial infection, it may damage the dermis and form scars. Scratching is not recommended.

Home Care for Chicken Pox

Isolation: Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease, which is mainly transmitted through the respiratory tract and contact. Therefore, after diagnosis, the child should be isolated at home. The isolation period is from the onset of chickenpox to the scabs and fall off of the rash. During this period, relatives and friends who come to visit should be limited as much as possible, especially pregnant women and children who have not had chickenpox.

Disinfection: Since herpes fluid is contagious, the child's clothes, towels, bedding, toys, etc. should also be disinfected by boiling, exposing to the sun, etc. as appropriate. The scabs that fall off the child should be wrapped in toilet paper and burned with fire. At the same time, make sure to ventilate the room to keep the air fresh.

Care for the rash: Chickenpox blisters generally do not break on their own unless scratched by hand, but children often cannot help scratching due to the itching of the rash. Therefore, the focus of home care for children with chickenpox is to relieve itching to prevent the chickenpox from being scratched and becoming infected, and leaving scars. In order to prevent this from happening, parents should pay attention to trimming their children's nails short, and keep the children's skin clean and dry to avoid excessive sweating that causes itchy rashes. After cleaning the child's skin, you can apply some calamine lotion to the area where the chickenpox occurs to relieve itching. However, parents should be reminded that they should never use some creams such as Fu Qing Song on their children, because these ointments contain glucocorticoids, which will activate the chickenpox virus after application, causing extensive damage to the vascular endothelial cells, worsening the disease, and even endangering life in severe cases. If the itching is too severe, you can also take some antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine, loratadine, etc. to relieve the itching. When the rash breaks, apply 2% gentian violet. If there is secondary infection, appropriate antibiotic treatment can be given under the guidance of a doctor. When systemic herpes is severe or even broken, you can also use Chinese herbal medicine such as honeysuckle to boil water for bathing to play an auxiliary role in anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.