Prickly heat, a common heat-related skin rash, often occurs in children during summer. It’s a pimply, red skin eruption, which is most noticeable in the folds of the skin and on parts of the body where clothing or nappies fit snugly.
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Keep your child comfortably cool and avoid dressing her in tight fitting clothing in hot weather; choose natural fabrics as these allow easier movement of air across the skin than artificial fibres; if it’s very hot, make sure your child plays inside, or in the shade; give her plenty of liquids to prevent dehydration; and use talcum powder or corn starch in her skin creases.
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