Children who are tired, worried or stressed about something can also get itchy, for example when they go to sleep at night. It can itch all over the body but sometimes it itches in specific places, such as the tail or ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes the skin can itch when the child is hot, sweaty, irritated, tired or feeling hungry.\u00a0Some children get itchy when they get worried and worried.\u00a0As the baby itches, the skin becomes more irritated and the baby itches more and more.\u00a0It can itch anywhere on the skin, but most often where it is most hot and sweaty, for example in flexural creases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some children have\u00a0dry skin.\u00a0They get lighter itching, especially if they often bathe or shower and use soap that is perfumed and wipes the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atopic eczema, also known as flexural eczema, almost always causes itching in children<\/strong>.\u00a0If itching is severe, the baby will often tear the skin.\u00a0The ulcer may become infected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In case of an allergic reaction, the child often itches.\u00a0The same applies to\u00a0hives, which can be caused by allergies but also have other causes.\u00a0At the same time, the child may have a tingling and burning sensation in the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact eczema against, for example, nickel may be another cause of itching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In summer, the water at the beaches can contain bird parasites that are so small that they are not visible to the naked eye.\u00a0When the baby is bathing, the parasites can drill into the skin, causing an itchy rash.\u00a0Bathing towels\u00a0occurs more often after bathing in lakes than in the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children are more often bathed than adults, as they often bathe longer and stay in shallow and warm water where there may be more bird parasites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more about\u00a0bathing towels on the Public Health Agency’s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When ulcers on the skin begin to heal, it usually tends to itch. Likewise, it can itch when the skin begins to peel after a tan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Several viral infections cause red skin changes that itch, such as\u00a0chickenpox.\u00a0The infection causes itchy blisters which can be very troublesome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Skin infections, such as\u00a0fungal infections, can also cause itching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bite of\u00a0mosquitoes, gnats,\u00a0and\u00a0fleas\u00a0are common causes of itching.\u00a0The child then has red, raised swelling on the bite site and in the center can be seen the stick hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scabies is a small spider-like animal, a mite that enters the skin and digs passages in the outermost layer of the skin. The corridors are light, thread-thin and a few inches long. They are most easily visible on the hands and feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scabies causes itching, especially at night. Sometimes it can itch so much that the baby tears the skin. Scabies can also cause small reddish bumps, blisters or eczema-like changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Itching of the scalp may be due to\u00a0head lice.\u00a0You can detect lice by combing your hair over a white surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Small children can get\u00a0dandruff\u00a0in the scalp, eyebrows and diaper area.\u00a0It is also called milk sausage and can look like fat, slightly yellowish scales.\u00a0In older children, eczema is marked as\u00a0dandruff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scalp fungus can occur in children and is similar to dandruff eczema but produces bare patches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It can itch if the skin around the rectum is irritated and red.\u00a0It is quite common in children who start to clean themselves in the toilet and have not dried themselves.\u00a0Try washing with a block of mild, non-perfumed soap and using a softening cream.\u00a0You should not wash too often around the rectum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The skin of the tail may be infected by streptococci.\u00a0The skin is then sharply red in a well-defined area and hurts.\u00a0Girls can have floated.\u00a0The infection is sometimes called tail flux and is treated with antibiotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring worm\u00a0lives in the gut and goes down to the rectum opening to lay eggs outside the opening, where they also hatch.\u00a0Spring worms cause itching which can be intense, especially in the evening and at night.\u00a0The worms are white, thread-thin and about an inch long.\u00a0You can see them at the rectum and sometimes in the stool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Itching of the eyes, nose or palate is often due to allergies to pollen or mites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Children who are tired, worried or stressed about something can also get itchy, for example when they go to sleep at night. 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Skin damage that heals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
infections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
insect bite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Scabies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Itching of the scalp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Itching in the tail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Itching of nose, mouth, eyes or ears<\/h2>\n\n\n\n