In miliaria rubra, blocked sweat glands cause small, red skin bumps. In miliaria rubra, the blocked sweat ducts often appear as hundreds of small pink or red bumps, all approximately the same size and shape.
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Heat Rash or Prickly Heat (Miliaria Rubra)  A parent's guide for infants and babies

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In miliaria rubra, blocked sweat glands cause small, red skin bumps.
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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 rapid administration of intravenous fluids.


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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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