The difference between keratotic eczema and keratosis pilaris is mainly manifested in three aspects: cause, symptoms and treatment.
1. Causes: Keratosis pilaris is a type of chronic eczema, mostly caused by acute eczema and subacute eczema, so that the skin keratinization and thickening; keratosis pilaris is a fungal infectious dermatosis with a certain degree of contagiousness.
2. Symptoms: Keratosis pilaris is a fungal infection that is contagious. Symptoms of keratosis pilaris include the appearance of erythema in the keratinized parts such as palms of the hands and soles of the feet, and the appearance of secondary lesions such as cracks and ulcers as a result of scratching; keratotic tinea versicolor is a condition that manifests itself as thickening of the keratinized skin of the hands, dryness and desquamation of the skin and the appearance of blisters and vesiculation between the fingers.
3. Treatment: keratotic eczema, can be under the guidance of a doctor to apply glucocorticoid ointment, such as halometasone cream, mometasone furoate cream; keratotic tinea cruris, can be under the guidance of a doctor to use topical terbinafine hydrochloride cream and other antifungal drugs.
Keratosis pilaris and keratosis pilaris are two different dermatologic diseases, and it is recommended that the doctor make a clear diagnosis and then follow the doctor’s instructions for targeted treatment.