What is Chicken Skin Follicular Keratosis Pilaris

Chicken skin, i.e. follicular keratosis, is a skin disease, mainly due to poor keratinization of epidermal cells leading to pathological changes in the thickening of the stratum corneum, which tends to affect the appearance of the skin, and does not usually have a direct impact on the health of the body. The incidence of follicular keratosis is very low, the specific etiology of the disease is still unclear, the main consideration is related to genetic factors, metabolic factors and so on. Depending on the clinical symptoms, it is divided into different types, such as vesicular, hypertrophic, poor sweating or warty. For patients with relatively mild follicular keratosis, no treatment is needed, and usually avoid exposure to the sun. If the situation is more serious, you can consider under the guidance of the doctor through the drug or surgical methods of treatment, such as can be applied to vitamin A, cyclosporine and other drugs. For hypertrophic lesions, when the situation is serious, it is more effective to be treated through surgical methods. It is recommended that patients consult the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for symptomatic treatment. Normally in the daily life pay attention to enhance resistance, strengthen nutrition, appropriate exercise. In the process of treatment, pay attention to keep the skin clean, to prevent the phenomenon of infection.