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Jan
Baby Rash Only On Face. Causes can include eczema acne and infection. Very small spots called milia often appear on a babys face when theyre a few days old. In babies the rash is most likely to occur on the neck armpits elbow creases and diaper area. Cradle cap appears as thick yellow crusty or greasy patches on a babys scalp.
You might expect your babys skin to be flawless but baby rashes and other skin conditions such as cradle cap are common. Just when it seems to finally clear up something irritates it again and it returns for another few weeks. Eczema is caused by a thin or nonexistent protective layer hydrolipidic barrier on your babys skin. They are flat gray-blue in color almost looking like a bruise and. Congenital Melanocytosis previously called Mongolian spots are very common in any part of the body of dark-skinned babies. Very small spots called milia often appear on a babys face when theyre a few days old.
Milia may appear white or yellow depending on your babys skin tone.
For baby rash around the mouth can be caused by drooling pacifiers allowing smeared food to remain too long on the face or rubbing the face against parents clothes. Erythema multiforme is a skin rash usually mild thats caused by an allergic reaction to the herpes simplex virus. Your child may describe it as pins and needles or prickly. Unlike infantile acne baby. Many newborn rashes that have no clear cause are heat rashes. Just when it seems to finally clear up something irritates it again and it returns for another few weeks.