There are three types of eczema.
1, acute eczema
Conscious intense itching, lesions polymorphic, erythema, papules, papules or blisters in dense patches, easy oozing, unclear edges, scattered around small papules, papules, often with vesicles, scarring, such as secondary infection, can appear pustules or thick crust. If you’re not sure what to do, you’ll be able to get a good idea of what to do.
2, subacute eczema
Acute eczema inflammation is reduced, there is still intense itching, lesions to papules, crusts and scales, a small number of papules can be seen, mild vesicles. Improperly handled, it can be an acute attack or turn into chronic eczema.
3, chronic eczema
Often because of acute, subacute eczema repeated episodes do not heal and turn into chronic eczema, the beginning is not obvious, because often scratching, friction or other stimuli, so that the onset of chronic eczema. The manifestation is that the affected skin is infiltrated and thickened, the surface is rough, dark red or with pigmentation, and the lesions are mostly limited patches, commonly found on the hands and feet, calves, elbow sockets, breasts, vulva, anus, etc., with clear edges.
Can eczema be completely cured?
Eczema is characterized by being recurrent, chronic and symmetrical. In order to “eradicate” eczema, the trigger must be found. Be sure to look carefully and document every possibility.
In addition, allergic qualities are not static and can vary with age and environment. In some cases, eczema can be eliminated by changing the body’s responsiveness through exercise and environmental changes.
How to find the cause:
The causes of eczema are complex: internal causes such as chronic digestive diseases, mental stress, insomnia, overexertion, emotional changes, endocrine disorders, infections, metabolic disorders, etc., and external causes such as living environment, climate change, food, etc. External stimuli such as sunlight, cold, dryness, heat, hot water scalding and various animal fur, plants, cosmetics, soap, artificial fibers, etc. can be induced.
Part of this can be done by asking for medical history, such as occupation, living habits, medication history, previous illnesses suffered, and insisting on a dietary diary (especially suitable for infants and children. Record all the ingredients every day, and the rash on that day, and persist for a few months to find the relevant allergic foods), etc. It is helpful to do allergen (blood sampling for IgE that triggers fast-onset allergy, IgG for food intolerance for chronic allergy, prick test, patch test for contact allergy) check if necessary. However, there are still some patients who cannot find the cause and can only be treated symptomatically for control and relief.
What exactly should I do if I have eczema?
The eczema onset as soon as possible to the hospital to check the diagnosis, early detection and early treatment. The effect of a relatively short course of treatment is relatively good.
In addition, do not easily change the treatment method. It takes a certain amount of time for each method or medication to work.
Do not easily change doctors or change medications. It takes a minimum of time to see if it is effective. Be aware of the unusual manifestations of eczema.
Eczema is a complex disease and its causes may be related to environment, infection, diet, genetics, metabolism, etc. Patients should use medications with caution.
Initially, most patients do not pay much attention to eczema, nor do they understand the true cause. Some eczema patients, like to apply their own ointments containing hormones. This can indeed relieve the itching, but the doctor should be consulted to master the appropriate course of treatment. It should never be used repeatedly, otherwise there will be, side effects such as darkening and roughing of the skin.
However, it is only suitable for red and swollen lesions. It is not suitable for patients with blistering and oozing eczema. In addition, this topical agent has a significant astringent effect.
To combat eczema, daily precautions.
1. Do not overheat the bath water
Many patients choose to scald with hot water in order to reduce the itchiness, although this can solve the itch for a while, but after the itch will intensify, especially acute dermatitis eczema.
When taking a bath, you need to pay attention, after the soap is applied to the skin. Rinse well and do not let the skin residual lotion.
After the shower, with good moisture-absorbing properties, large bath towels pat the skin to absorb moisture, rather than rubbing dry skin.
2, avoid excessive scratching skin
After scratching, more histamine is revealed in the skin, aggravating the condition. Many patients in the clinic because of excessive scratching can lead to many skin color deepening, coarse, affecting the skin aesthetics.
3, patients washing dishes, laundry and other household activities to pay attention to the selection of the correct detergent
Alkaline detergents can easily lead to drier skin, making chafing and itching deepen, dermatitis eczema patients should reduce the use of alkaline detergents, you can choose some neutral.
4, reduce the living environment stimulation
The living environment is based on the principle of simplicity and nature. The smell of decorated rooms, the smell of new furniture, the scent of flowers, insecticides, perfumes, air fresheners and other emitted in the air, allergic people may aggravate the disease after inhalation, should be avoided.
It is best to use silk and cotton for all the clothes, sheets and covers that the patient wears. Chemical fibers, fur fabrics and down can be irritating to the skin. In addition, all intimate clothing and bedding must be rinsed well when washing, and laundry detergent should be non-biological, and softener should also be used carefully.
In terms of diet, patients should stop smoking and drinking, do not eat spicy and stimulating food, fish, shrimp, crab, mutton, fresh mushrooms, leeks, etc.. After the condition has improved, you can try to eat a small amount, but pay attention to meat, fish, eggs cooked before eating, half-cooked eaten more likely to allergic.
5, less late at night, more exercise
Often work and stay up late will lead to sleep deprivation, easy to make the body too much liver fire, thus affecting the skin and endocrine. The actual fact is that you will be able to get a lot more than just a couple of days to get a lot more than just a couple of days.