This child with miliaria rubra has many red, itchy bumps in area of redness. In miliaria rubra, the blocked sweat ducts often appear as dozens to hundreds of small pink or red bumps, all approximately the same size and shape. In miliaria rubra, the skin bumps (papules) are usually all approximately the same size and concentrated in the same skin area.
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Heat Rash or Prickly Heat (Miliaria Rubra)  A parent's guide to condition and treatment information

Picture of Heat Rash or Prickly Heat (Miliaria Rubra): This child with miliaria rubra has many red, itchy bumps in area of redness. Divider line
This child with miliaria rubra has many red, itchy bumps in area of redness.
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Treatments Your Provider May Prescribe
If there are signs of bacterial skin infection related to the heat rash or otherwise, oral or topical antibiotics may be given.

Dehydration may be treated with intravenous fluids, especially if there is vomiting. Heat stroke is treated by trying to quickly reduce the core temperature to normal. Immersion, evaporative, or invasive cooling techniques may be used in addition to rapidly giving intravenous fluids.

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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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