Very dry skin in summer may be caused by atopic dermatitis, ichthyosis, etc.. Usually can follow the doctor’s advice to use general treatment, medication, etc. to improve.
1. Atopic dermatitis: dry skin, flaking, erythema, papules and other polymorphic damage can occur. Daily attention should be paid to skin moisturizing, external moisturizing cream, can be prescribed local application of hydrocortisone butyrate cream, or pimecrolimus cream and other drugs for treatment, with itching can be combined with oral cetirizine, loratadine and other antihistamines, so as to alleviate the discomfort.
2. Ichthyosis: patients with ichthyosis due to cellular keratinization disorders, can also lead to dry skin in summer, can follow the doctor’s instructions to use urea cream, carbotriol ointment, vitamin A ointment and other topical medications for treatment to improve the keratinization, reduce the role of scales, thereby alleviating the symptoms.
If the patient’s skin is very dry in the summer, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to identify the cause of the disease for targeted treatment.