Itchy elbows may be insect bite dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, neurodermatitis and other diseases. Should follow the doctor’s instructions for external use of antipruritic agents, glucocorticoid drugs, oral antihistamines and other treatments.
1. Insect bite dermatitis: can follow the doctor’s instructions for local application of antipruritic agents such as glycerine lotion, can also be used externally with glucocorticosteroids such as hydrocortisone acetate cream, in order to achieve the effect of antipruritic. Itchy people can use antihistamines such as cetirizine treatment.
2. Atopic dermatitis: pimples, erythema, flaking, accompanied by itching can appear on the inner side of both elbows and popliteal fossa, daily attention should be paid to skin moisturizing, topical glucocorticoid drugs, such as mometasone furoate cream, dexamethasone ointment, etc. Treatment can be combined with oral antihistamine drugs. Oral antihistamines such as ebastine, loratadine, etc. can be combined.
3. Neurodermatitis: related to local friction and psychological factors, excessive pressure. Local external halometasone ointment and other glucocorticoid drugs can be used, can also be injected in the lesions of glucocorticoids such as compound betamethasone injection. If necessary, oral sedation drugs such as diazepam sedation.
There are many causes of elbow itch, according to different causes to choose treatment drugs. The specific use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.