What Causes Itching Fingers?

Hand eczema is an inflammation of the hand skin caused by contact with various external stimulating substances, and it is generally difficult to determine the cause. Most of them have a slow onset and high incidence. The clinical manifestations are dry hands, dark erythema, local infiltration and hypertrophy, and often cracking in winter. It is more common in housewives, so it is also called "housewife hand".

Basic Information

Also known as

Housewife hand

English name

handeczema

Visiting department

dermatology

Multiple groups

housewife

Common symptoms

Dry, dark erythema, infiltrated and hypertrophic, cracking

Causes of hand eczema

It is caused by the interaction of external factors and internal factors. External factors such as various chemical substances (such as cosmetics, soap, synthetic fibers), animal fur, living environment, and climatic conditions can induce hand eczema. Internal factors such as food, mental stress, insomnia, excessive fatigue, and emotional changes can all contribute to conditions that aggravate hand eczema.

Clinical manifestations of hand eczema

The skin lesions of the hand eczema are subacute or chronic. It often occurs on the back of the fingers and the palms of the fingers, and can spread to the back of the hands and wrists. Chronic disease can be infiltrated and hypertrophic, and cleft due to finger movement. The skin around the nail is swollen, and the nails can become thick and irregular. Hand eczema can also occur on the palm side, with limitations, but the edges are not obvious, and it is rough, with herpes, herpes, and infiltration and hypertrophy. It often cracks in winter.

Hand eczema occurs when the fingertips only occur. Occurs in the middle of the palm and on the sides of the fingers, dry skin lesions, keratosis, and cleft palate are called chronic recurrent vesicles / keratotic hand eczema. Skin lesions can also occur on the skin of the metacarpophalangeal joints from the two fingers to the distal end of the palm. The skin is shaped like an apron, also known as apron-like eczema. Hand eczema caused by frequent hand contact with animals and internal organs, also known as slaughterhouse eczema.

Hand eczema diagnosis

According to the long-term exposure of the hands to external stimuli, combined with the characteristics of skin lesions, it is easy to diagnose, and if necessary, microscopy and fungal microscopy can be distinguished.

Hand eczema treatment

1. Internal medication

The purpose is to fight inflammation and relieve itching. Available antihistamines, sedatives, and so on, and antibiotics for those with secondary infection.

2. Topical medication

Glucocorticoid emulsions and pastes can be used in the subacute phase. Antibiotics can be added to prevent and control secondary infections. Ointments and plasters can be used in the chronic phase. Glucocorticoids can be used in the refractory localized skin injection.

Hand eczema prevention

Various suspicious pathogenic factors should be avoided, spicy food and alcohol should be avoided during the onset of illness, excessive washing and mental stress should be avoided.