Itchy skin at night may be poor hygiene, scabies, pruritus, and so on.
1. Poor hygiene: If bed sheets, quilt covers, pillowcases and other bedding for a long time without replacement and cleaning, easy to have bacterial growth. At night when you sleep with unhygienic objects, the skin is stimulated, itching symptoms can occur, sometimes accompanied by rashes, redness and swelling.
2. Scabies: It is a contagious skin disease caused by scabies mite parasitized on the skin, which often occurs in the thin and tender skin, such as finger cracks, wrists, armpits, external genitals and other parts. The patient’s skin often has intense itching, and its symptoms are more serious at night because the scabies mite is more active in the evening.
3. Pruritus: It is a common skin disease with only itchy skin without primary lesions, which may be related to dry skin, mental stress and other reasons. Patients may have itchy skin, burning sensation, ant crawling sensation, often paroxysmal itching and the heaviest at night.
Itchy skin at night may also be related to other causes such as pubic lice, neurodermatitis, etc. If it persists for a long time, it is recommended to go to the hospital for consultation and treatment under the guidance of a professional doctor after a clear diagnosis.