When the rash is severe, Wet wrap therapy may be recommended. Wet wraps are dressings, such as gauze or articles of clothing that have been soaked in water and then applied to the skin after soaking and sealing.
Wet cotton gloves can be applied over the hands. They help keep the skin damp, augment absorption of topical medicines and have a cooling effect.
The wet wraps should be re-wet or taken off when they start to dry out. The patients with uncontrolled rashes may require hospital stay for better care. This treatment is used in all well-known hospitals in the world. Children, adolescents and adults spend their days in a hospital and go home at night. This can help get treatment back on track in numerous ways. Wet wrap therapy is common practice at Hamad Medical Corporation
clinics.
The benefits include:- Skin re-hydration
- More restful sleep
- Reduced redness and inflammation
- Less frequent itching
- Decrease in the staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria found on the skin
