Treatment for children

Especially when the disease with neurodermatitis starts early, the diagnosis often represents a heavy burden for the parents of the affected child. However, with modern therapy and early diagnosis, symptoms of neurodermatitis can be well contained and allow a normal life. In order to prevent the skin from drying out, some basic measures should be taken.

These include intensive skin care with ointments and creams, which should always be used. The different creams sometimes differ very much in their ingredients. As an indication, ointments with a high lipid content are best suited for the dry areas of the skin, whereas creams with a lower lipid content are better suited for the moist areas.

Non-drug basic measures also include careful handling of the skin in contact with water. Hot showers or baths should be avoided. All in all, everything should be done to protect the skin from drying out and from factors that can trigger a neurodermatitis attack.

Depending on the degree of severity, it may be necessary to initiate a drug therapy for children with neurodermatitis. Children can and are also treated with the classic of neurodermatitis treatment, cortisone. Ointments are usually used, which are applied locally to the skin once or several times a day, depending on the doctor’s prescription. In some cases, it may be necessary to resort to drugs that severely weaken the immune system and are taken in the form of tablets.So-called immune suppressants such as Ciclospoprin A attack the immune system and can thus reduce the excessive reaction of the body in the context of neurodermatitis.

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