Eczema and itchy hands can be treated with general therapy, medication and physical therapy to relieve symptoms and reduce recurrence.
1. General treatment: patients need to avoid contact with substances that may cause allergies, wear protective gloves when contacting irritating substances, avoid using soap and other overly alkaline detergents, dry hands thoroughly after washing, moisturize the skin in a timely manner, and avoid scratching and friction of the local area, so as not to cause infection.
2. Topical medication: glucocorticoid drugs are the first-line drugs in the treatment of eczema, such as hydrocortisone, trimethoprim cream, etc. Tacrolimus ointment, pimecrolimus cream and other calcium-modulated neural phosphatase inhibitors can also be used; not much exudate can be used glycerol detergent, zinc oxide detergent and other medications coated; more exudate can be used in the wet compresses of boric acid solution, esacridine lactate solution.
3. Systemic drug therapy: when the itching symptoms are more obvious, you can use loratadine, cetirizine and other drugs to stop itching and antihistamine treatment.
4. Physical therapy: chronic, stubborn hand eczema can use ultraviolet light irradiation treatment.
It is recommended that patients with eczema and itchy hands seek medical attention in a timely manner, under the guidance of a doctor to standardize the treatment, to avoid self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.