Itchy skin all over the body of women may be caused by dry skin, contact dermatitis, pruritus and other diseases.
1. Dry skin: with age, the skin on the body of elderly women may be dry, and sweat glands atrophy, the skin surface lack of oil, will often appear dry skin pruritus.
2. Contact dermatitis: contact with substances that can easily cause allergies or irritants, resulting in an allergic reaction out of the body, and the symptoms of generalized itching of the skin, while the contact area can appear erythema, papules, blisters and other symptoms.
3. Pruritus: may be caused by environmental factors, poor hygiene, thyroid disease, malignant tumors and other factors, can make women appear all over the body itching symptoms, usually no obvious rash, and there is no specific itchy parts, from time to time attacks, in the night time may be more serious.
Women with generalized itching that lasts for a long time and is accompanied by other discomforts are advised to seek medical examination and treatment to avoid delays.