How to deal with itchy skin burns after radiation therapy

Skin burns are itchy after radiotherapy, it is recommended to take good care of the affected area, and giving anti-itch and hormonal drugs can help relieve the symptoms. Radiotherapy is radiation therapy, toxic side effects are relatively large, after a long time of radiation therapy, may lead to decreased resistance, may also lead to skin burns, causing itching. It is recommended to take good care of the affected area, do not scratch, otherwise it will lead to skin breakage, easily induced infection. Can be combined with the doctor’s advice to give iodophor topical disinfection, if necessary, can use erythromycin ointment topical application. If the itching is more obvious, you can give glycerine lotion topical application, which has the effect of relieving itching, and you can also help relieve the symptoms by topical glucocorticoid ointment, such as hydrocortisone butyrate ointment. If the skin burns are more obvious after radiotherapy, in order to avoid further skin breakdown or infection, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for symptomatic treatment under the guidance of the doctor.