What Are the Common Causes of Flaky Scrotum Skin?

Scrotal eczema is a common type of eczema, confined to the skin of the scrotum, sometimes extending around the anus, and a few can extend to the penis. The disease is severely itchy, the rash is polymorphic, and it is easy to recur. To achieve the goal of cure, you need to pay attention to hygiene. At the same time, choose appropriate drugs to persist in treatment and avoid scratching.

Basic Information

English name

scrotumcezema

Visiting department

dermatology

Common locations

Scrotal skin

Common symptoms

Itching

Causes of scrotal eczema

The causes of scrotal eczema are more complex, with internal and external factors.

Internal cause

People with allergies, long-term mental stress, and people with large fluctuations in mood are susceptible to this disease. In addition, people with some diseases, such as chronic digestive diseases, endocrine disorders, and metabolic disorders, are also affected by external factors. Susceptible to this disease.

External cause

(1) The factor of underwear is mainly caused by the unreasonable design of traditional men's underwear.

(2) Drug factors Drug factors are the main cause of certain eczema, especially eczema-type drug rash.

Clinical manifestations of scrotal eczema

Acute scrotal eczema

The main subjective symptom is pruritus, which is often found in patients with pruritus scrotum. With the development of the disease, itching gradually worsens, scratching cannot relieve itching, and severe cases affect sleep and work.

2. Chronic scrotal eczema

It is caused by acute and subacute eczema that does not heal for a long time and recurrent. Due to the long time and constant scratching, the scrotal skin is dry and thick, wrinkles become deep, and it is walnut-like. Thin skin and scales are often present, and the skin is deepened. There are also cases of hypopigmentation caused by scratching . Often itching violently, unable to fall asleep. Due to the difficulty of treatment and repeated healing, the skin of the scrotum may change like a swollen skin.

3. Subacute scrotal eczema

It is transformed from acute scrotal eczema, manifested by mild thickening and mild erosion of the scrotal skin, more scales, less exudate, and severe itching.

Scrotum Eczema Treatment

Drug treatment

Since scrotal eczema is related to allergies as well as eczema in other parts, drugs used to treat allergies can be used to treat scrotal eczema. Such as some commonly used antihistamines, cyproheptadine, chlorpheniramine, loratadine, cetirizine and so on. Topical medications are mainly weak corticosteroid ointments, such as Quyansong ointment.

2. Scrotal Nursing

Avoid irritating the area again, avoid scratching the area with your hands as much as possible, and do not use hot water or soapy water to clean the area, and do not apply those irritating drugs on the area. Special attention should not be given to hormones The medicine is applied topically. These are very easy to make the disease worse or relapse. Avoid eating some irritating foods, such as green onions, ginger, garlic, strong tea, coffee, alcohol and other foods and drugs that can cause allergies.

Scrotum eczema prevention

Scrotal eczema is a disease that is stubborn and difficult to cure, so its protection is very necessary.

1. Choose underwear with good ventilation and heat dissipation

Like scrotum bag underwear, do not wear tight underwear. Change and wash underwear in time, especially after exercise, clean and change underwear in time.

2. When itchy scrotum

This disease is most forbidden to scratch, rub, rub, and wash. All hot water, soap, salt water, alkaline water, etc. should not be applied, and topical irritating items such as iodine, ringworm, garlic, etc. should not be used, as long as it can be guaranteed. Without scratching or irritating the skin, many patients can improve quickly.