The main symptom of neurodermatitis is unbearable itching and mossy thickening of the skin, so the treatment of topical drugs are mainly divided into two categories, a large category to anti-inflammatory anti-itch, a large category to regulate the skin keratinization exfoliation mainly. The most effective topical medication for neurodermatitis anti-inflammatory and anti-itch is hormone, that many patients friends said: “I heard that hormone creams can not be used! The side effects are great and will lead to hormone dependent dermatitis!” Is this really the case? The “improper” use of hormones can indeed cause hormone dependent dermatitis First of all, let’s talk about how hormone dependent dermatitis is triggered. Hormone dependent dermatitis mainly occurs on the face and perineum because the skin mucosa in these areas is weak and sensitive. If hormones are used inappropriately for a long time, the skin barrier function will be damaged, thus causing skin atrophy, thinning, and capillary dilation. After stopping the use of hormones for 2 to 10 days, patients will feel itching, burning, pain, dryness, flaking and tightness of the skin, which is hormone dependent dermatitis. This is hormone-dependent dermatitis. The effect of hormones is good when used, but aggravated when not used, and the more you use it, the worse the skin condition becomes. Two “inappropriate” – “contraindicated areas” and “too long” Although hormone creams can indeed trigger Although it is true that hormone dependent dermatitis can be triggered by hormone creams, we should also pay attention to the word “inappropriate”, so what is inappropriate use of hormones? The first “improper” – improper location of application. Hormonal creams applied on the face and perineum are relatively contraindicated, except for these two parts, the trunk and extremities can generally be applied. Although there will be certain side effects, such as pigmentation, local hairiness, skin atrophy and thinning, etc., as long as the medication time is well controlled, the symptoms will not continue to worsen and cause hormone dependent dermatitis. This leads to the second “improper” – improper medication regimen. For example, in the case of neurodermatitis, the hormone treatment improves and then relapses after stopping. So some patients will repeatedly apply it, and over time they will become dependent on hormones, leading to hormone-dependent dermatitis. Therefore, doctors generally recommend that hormone creams should not be applied for more than 2 weeks, and if you want to continue using them, please consult your doctor. Let’s be clear, there are also non-hormonal anti-inflammatory and anti-itch medications, but the effect is slower. If adverse reactions occur on the skin with hormonal creams, such as increased pigmentation and skin atrophy and thinning, you can immediately stop the medication and switch to non-hormonal creams. This can avoid the aggravation of skin lesions, and symptoms such as hyperpigmentation can also be restored by skin care whitening products.