Huangshuichuang is a common skin disease, mostly caused by poor hygiene and damp living environment. Huangshuichuang is contagious, so it is important to seek timely treatment once it is discovered.
【Symptoms of Huangshuichuang】
Huangshuichuang, also known as "contagious pustular disease" in medical terms, is a common superficial skin infection that can be transmitted through contact.
This disease often occurs on the lips and corners of the mouth, with a course of about one week and a tendency to recur. The skin of the patient usually presents with blisters, pustules, easy rupture, yellowish discharge, and subsequent formation of scabs.
The main pathogenic bacteria of Huangshuichuang are coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus, and another pathogenic bacteria is type B hemolytic streptococcus. In addition, a small number of Huangshuichuang patients are infected with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus.
Mixed infection with both Staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus is also not uncommon in clinical practice. Based on different clinical manifestations, Huangshuichuang can be broadly classified into two types: bullous and non-bullous pustular dermatitis.
【Treatment of Huangshuichuang】
Huangshuichuang can heal on its own, but without proper treatment and care, the healing process can be prolonged and the patient's suffering can be increased. Therefore, in order to expedite the recovery from Huangshuichuang, it is best to seek medical treatment promptly.
Huangshuichuang patients often develop the disease in the summer and autumn seasons. Traditional Chinese medicine has effective methods for treating Huangshuichuang. Patients with Huangshuichuang usually have skin lesions that are ulcerated but not exuding much. They can use Qingdai powder mixed with sesame oil for external application, or apply cooling ointment mixed with licorice powder.
Another method of traditional Chinese medicine treatment for Huangshuichuang is to use a combination of various Chinese herbal medicines and alum.
Huangshuichuang patients usually have yellowish, ulcerated skin lesions with a lot of exudate. They can use rhubarb, coptis, sophora, dandelion, scutellaria, wild chrysanthemum flower, madder, mile-a-minute weed, alum, and other Chinese herbal medicines, boil them together to make a solution for washing the affected areas of Huangshuichuang, which is very effective.
【Nursing Methods for Huangshuichuang】
Nursing care for Huangshuichuang includes isolating and disinfecting nurseries, kindergartens, and preschools. If a child is found to be infected with Huangshuichuang, they should be immediately isolated. Clothing, bedding, and utensils used by Huangshuichuang patients should be promptly washed and disinfected to prevent transmission. The living environment should also be disinfected.
Since Huangshuichuang is prevalent in the summer and autumn seasons and is common in children and infants, it is highly contagious. Therefore, the key to preventing this disease is to pay attention to skin hygiene and timely treat pruritic skin diseases.
Affected children should be isolated to prevent transmission, and contaminated clothing and utensils should be disinfected. It is important to maintain clean skin hygiene and promptly treat pruritic skin diseases such as prickly heat and insect bite dermatitis, as well as various skin injuries.
The main method of preventing neonatal pustular dermatitis is to strengthen nursing care, reduce unnecessary contact between newborns and the outside world, and wash hands with soap and water when in contact with newborns. Infected medical personnel or mothers should receive timely treatment.
If necessary, medical personnel and mothers can use 0.1% penicillin spray in the nasal and pharyngeal area to clean the lesions and eliminate carriers. Pay attention to the cleanliness and hygiene of the newborn's skin, bathe them regularly, change clothes and diapers, and clean the external genitalia after defecation.
