The bend of the foot refers to the ankle in medicine, and itching at the ankle may be caused by physiological factors such as poor personal hygiene habits, and secondly, it may also be caused by atopic dermatitis, eczema and other diseases.
1. Physiological factors: If daily personal hygiene habits are poor, cleaning is not in place, dirt may still adhere to the skin surface, thus triggering itching at the ankle.
2. Atopic dermatitis: the cause of this disease is mostly related to genetic, environmental, immune abnormalities and other factors, the patient’s skin will appear itchy, pimples and other symptoms, commonly found in the elbow, popliteal fossa, limbs, etc., and some patients will appear itchy ankles and wrists.
3. Eczema: the onset of eczema is considered to be related to immune abnormalities, heredity, as well as environmental and systemic diseases, mainly manifested as erythema, papules, itching and other symptoms, the rash can be distributed all over the body.
Itchy ankles and wrists have more reasons, after excluding physiological factors, it is recommended that patients go to the regular hospital for relevant examinations to clarify the cause.