Etiology of neonatal Scleroderma, symptoms and prevention

Neonatal scleredema is the more common diseases in neonates in North China, especially in premature and low birth weight infants in the winter Gets the most of this disease. Usually occurs after birth or insufficient thermal well, feeding sick newborns within one week after birth.

Baby got this disease, as \"five no \'s\" or \"five small\" syndrome. The \"five no \'s\" means don\'t eat, don\'t cry, not movable, body temperature does not rise, weight increase; \"five small\" means eating less and cry less and less dynamic, less weight gain, increased body temperature less.

Most outstanding performance was skin changes, skin cold, hard at first, it is difficult to pinch; swelling of the skin, when potholes. Common to the legs, lateral thigh skin, serious cheek skin can also be hard. Sometimes take blood from the nose and mouth, and shallow breathing, this is a critical condition, sent immediately to hospital for treatment.

Scleroderma neonatal, due to low body temperature, slow blood flow in the body, increase in permeability of capillaries from lack of oxygen, can easily lead to hemorrhage, pulmonary hemorrhage in particular, his condition is very dangerous, often difficult to rescue children with death. Therefore, early detection of scleredema, timely treatment is very important.

Prevention of neonatal scleredema, first improving the work of perinatal health care and education, strengthening prenatal checks, prevention and treatment of pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, produced in preventing preterm birth, low birth weight infants and birth trauma. Second, to do a good maternal warmth in the winter cold, especially in cold areas but also to attract attention. At the same time, encourage early breastfeeding for newborns to ensure adequate heat supply. In addition, the mother should learn how to check the baby was born a week level of subcutaneous fat of soft and hard, so that early detection of scleroderma, timely treatment. At present, the incidence of the disease in rural and remote mountainous areas is much higher than the city.