Frequency distribution | Skin itches and has red spots

Frequency distribution

Red spots and itchy skin are extremely common, especially in young children, and can have many different causes. However, as the therapy is different for each individual disease, it is very important not to experiment on the skin, but to consult your family doctor/pediatrician or dermatologist directly, as he or she can best assess what the red spots on the itchy skin are due to.

Diagnosis

In order to make the correct diagnosis of itchy skin with red spots, it is extremely important that the doctor has an extensive conversation (anamnesis) with the patient, so that he can assess exactly where the red spots could have come from. In order for the doctor to make the right diagnosis, it is again very important that the patient tells the doctor about all the symptoms he has as each symptom could be a further limitation. Furthermore, it is important that the doctor looks at the stains closely (inspection), because the appearance of the stains and their spread can be used to judge many things. Furthermore, a blood test should be made and, if necessary, a vaccination status should be ascertained. By means of the blood test one can see whether it is a bacterial or viral inflammation.

The treatment of itching with red spots

The treatment of itchy skin with red spots depends entirely on the disease it causes. In the case of neurodermatitis, it is especially important that the affected skin areas are repeatedly smeared with a moisturizing cream so that the skin does not become scaly. In case of an allergy, the allergen should be avoided and, for example, nickel or plasters should be avoided.

For the “childhood diseases” measles, rubella, rubella, chickenpox and hand-foot-mouth disease usually only a symptomatic therapy helps. In addition, it is important that despite itchy skin, the skin is not scratched as this opens the blisters, especially with chickenpox, and the disease thus spreads even further. Symptomatic therapy is also the most common treatment for shingles, with additional antiseptic solutions for application to the skin and painkillers. In addition, so-called virustatics such as Aciclovir can be used because they inhibit the growth of the virus and thus the spread of the disease. However, the exact therapy for itchy skin with red spots is highly dependent on the cause and should therefore be discussed with a doctor.