High temperature and humidity predispose to scrotal eczema

  The scrotum has a lot of very thick skin folds on the exterior, which are very loose and thin, and quite sensitive. If it is often in a hot, humid, and airtight environment, and if the legs rub together when walking, it is easy to produce a pair of abrasive eczema with significant itching. This is pathologically called scrotal eczema, in fact, it is a fairly common symptom, especially in middle-aged men, but because of the sensitivity of the area, people avoid seeking medical attention, allowing the symptoms to persist, or even buy their own medicine to rub, causing the disease to intensify.  The main symptom of scrotal eczema is the painful and unbearable “itch”, especially from the original hot and humid environment, when you take off your pants and touch the cooler temperature, it is a compulsion to scratch it, many people can not resist the desire to scratch, so the more you scratch the skin is repeatedly injured, and then the skin becomes thicker and thicker, and the skin becomes thicker and wants to The more you scratch your skin, the more it hurts, and then the thicker the skin becomes, and the thicker the skin becomes, the more you want to scratch it, forming a vicious cycle. In fact, scrotal eczema is very much like winter itch or atopic dermatitis. Many people use hot water to wash the area or rub it with stimulating medications such as aventurine or peppermint cream to feel that the situation has improved, but in fact this only temporarily numbs the affected nerves and does not help at all to improve the symptoms.  The best way to treat scrotal eczema is to use steroids and other eczema creams, but the main thing is that the patient must cooperate with the physician, never restrain their desire to scratch, otherwise the affected area has been stimulated, only to make the effect greatly reduced, and even recurring.  To improve this itchy symptom, the most important work is to keep the affected area dry, never wear too tight underwear, the usual bath must be cleaned crevice, but should try to avoid washing the affected area with soap, after the bath, also to keep dry, if necessary, you can also sprinkle some sweat-absorbing prickly heat powder, but do a variety of preparations are still not as good as “scratching “This action, to solve the itch, always remember, “Do not scratch”.