{"id":1302,"date":"2025-06-18T22:05:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T22:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:13:40","slug":"diaper-rash-in-pediatrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/pediatrics\/diaper-rash-in-pediatrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Diaper Rash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/pediatrics\/\">\u2190 Back to Pediatric Dermatology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Diaper rash is a description, not a diagnosis. Irritation, yeast, bacterial infection, eczema, psoriasis, and less common conditions can all affect the diaper area.<\/p>\n<p>The pattern usually points toward the cause and guides treatment. Barrier care is important in almost every case, while antifungal, antibacterial, or anti-inflammatory treatment is added only when the diagnosis supports it.<\/p>\n<h2>What Parents Should Know<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;max-width:640px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\" class=\"wp-image-1311\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_2275251145.jpg\" alt=\"Baby skin care illustration.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:auto;max-width:100%;max-height:480px;height:auto;object-fit:contain;border-radius:8px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/borealisderm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_2275251145.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/borealisderm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_2275251145.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/borealisderm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_2275251145.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>What are common causes?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Irritant diaper dermatitis<\/li>\n<li>Candida (yeast) overgrowth<\/li>\n<li>Contact allergy<\/li>\n<li>Seborrheic dermatitis<\/li>\n<li>Psoriasis or other inflammatory skin disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What can parents do at home?<\/h3>\n<p>Frequent diaper changes, gentle cleansing, air drying when practical, and a thick barrier ointment with zinc oxide or petrolatum often help uncomplicated irritant rash.<\/p>\n<h3>How can I recognize yeast?<\/h3>\n<p>Candida rash often involves the skin folds and may have small \u201csatellite\u201d bumps around the main rash. A clinician can confirm the diagnosis and recommend antifungal treatment when needed.<\/p>\n<h3>When should I call the doctor?<\/h3>\n<p>Seek evaluation for fever, pus, blisters, ulcers, severe pain, rapidly spreading redness, blood, persistent rash despite good barrier care, or rash in a very young or medically fragile infant.<\/p>\n<h3>Related reading from Borealis<\/h3>\n<p>Explore these topics for more background and questions to discuss at your visit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/how-long-is-too-long-for-a-rash\/\">When a worsening skin problem needs evaluation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-service-back-bottom=\"1\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-top:40px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid #d7d7d7\"><a href=\"\/pediatrics\/\">\u2190 Back to Pediatric Dermatology<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diaper rash evaluation for irritant, yeast, bacterial and inflammatory causes, with treatment based on the pattern and severity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":1311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pediatrics"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phqUFp-l0","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/borealisderm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_2275251145.jpg?fit=1000%2C670&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1302"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3509,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302\/revisions\/3509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}