¿Es este el síntoma que tiene el niño?
- Irritación o salpullido escamoso en el cuero cabelludo de los recién nacidos
Síntomas de Costra Lactea
- Escamas amarillas y costras pegadas al cuero cabelludo
- Ocurre en áreas delimitadas o parches
- Las escamas pueden ser grasosas o secas
- No produce comezón ni dolor
- Empieza en las primeras 2 a 6 semanas de vida
Causas de Costra Lactea
- Es probable que la causa de la costra láctea sean las hormonas de la madre que atraviesan la placenta antes del nacimiento. Estas hormonas provocan hiperactividad en las glándulas sebáceas de la piel, las cuales en consecuencia producen una cantidad anormalmente alta de sebo.
- Las células muertas de la piel se caen normalmente por sí solas. El exceso de sebo hace que estas células se peguen a la piel y formen costras y escamas amarillas en el cuero cabelludo.
Cuándo llamar por Costra láctea
Llame al doctor o busque atención médica ahora mismo
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Comuníquese con su doctor en las próximas 24 horas
Comuníquese con su doctor en horas laborables
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Puede atender el problema en casa
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Llame al doctor o busque atención médica ahora mismo
- Bebé menor de 1 mes con ampollas de agua diminutas o granos agrupados
- Si se ve muy enfermo
Comuníquese con su doctor en las próximas 24 horas
- Bebé menor de 1 mes de edad y tiene cualquier tipo de ampollas de agua o granos
- Cree que su hijo necesita que lo revisen
Comuníquese con su doctor en horas laborables
- Salpullido en carne viva detrás de los oídos
- El salpullido se extiende más allá del cuero cabelludo
- La costra láctea empeora con el tratamiento
- La costra láctea dura más de 12 meses
- Si tiene dudas o le preocupa algo
Puede atender el problema en casa
- Costra láctea leve
Care Advice for Stomach Pain
What You Should Know About Stomach Pain:
- Mild stomach pain can be caused by something simple. It could be from gas pains or eating too much.
- Sometimes, stomach pain signals the start of a viral infection. This will lead to vomiting or loose stools.
- Watching your child for 2 hours will help tell you the cause.
- Here is some care advice that should help.
Lie Down:
- Have your child lie down and rest until feeling better.
Clear Fluids:
- Offer clear fluids only (such as water, flat soft drinks or half-strength Gatorade).
- For mild pain, offer a regular diet.
Prepare for Vomiting:
- Keep a vomiting pan handy.
- Younger children often talk about stomach pain when they have nausea. Nausea is the sick stomach feeling that comes before they throw up.
Pass a Stool:
- Have your child sit on the toilet and try to pass a stool.
- This may help if the pain is from constipation or diarrhea.
- Note: for constipation, moving a warm wet cotton ball on the anus may help.
Do Not Give Medicines:
- Any drug (like ibuprofen) could upset the stomach and make the pain worse.
- Do not give any pain medicines or laxatives for stomach cramps.
- For fever higher than 102° F (39° C), acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) can be given.
What to Expect:
- With harmless causes, the pain is most often better or gone in 2 hours.
- With stomach flu, belly cramps may happen before each bout of vomiting or diarrhea. These cramps may come and go for a few days.
- With serious causes (such as appendicitis), the pain worsens and becomes constant.
Call Your Doctor If:
- Pain becomes severe
- Constant pain lasts more than 2 hours
- Mild pain that comes and goes lasts more than 24 hours
- You think your child needs to be seen
- Your child becomes worse
Extra Help - Worried Stomach:
- Help your child talk about events that trigger the stomach pain. Talk to your child about how to cope with these the next time around.
- Help your child worry less about things she can't control.
- To treat the pain, help your child get very relaxed. Lying down in a quiet place and taking slow deep breaths may help. Make the belly go up and down with each breath. Then try to relax all the muscles in the body. Think about something pleasant. Listening to audios that teach how to relax might also help.
- Make sure your child gets enough sleep.
- Make sure that your child doesn't miss any school because of stomach pains. Stressed children tend to want to stay home when the going gets rough.
- Caution: your child should see her doctor for an exam. Do this before concluding frequent stomach pains are from worrying too much.
