What is a Cystic Hygroma?

Eczema is a skin inflammatory response caused by complex internal and external factors. Chronic eczema is generally limited with infiltration and hypertrophy, severe itching, and easy recurrence.

Basic Information

Visiting department

dermatology

Common locations

Calves, hands, feet, cubital fossa, vulva, anus

Common causes

Allergies

Common symptoms

Dry and cracked

Causes of chronic eczema

The causes are complex, and internal and external factors interact, often in many ways. Patients often have an allergic constitution. This allergic constitution is related to genetic factors, so it develops in a specific population.

Common internal factors include gastrointestinal dysfunction, mental stress, neurological dysfunction, endocrine disorders, infections in the body, and intestinal parasites.

External factors such as sunlight, wind, cold, heat, scratching, friction, and contact with soap, cosmetics, etc., animal fur, plants, chemicals, etc. can also be induced.

Clinical manifestations of chronic eczema

Mostly due to repeated episodes of acute and subacute eczema, chronic inflammation can also begin to appear. The skin of the affected area became thick and infiltrated, turning dark red and pigmented. When it does not heal for a long time, the skin lesions become coarse, appear dry and prone to cracking. Common in the calf, hands, feet, cubital fossa, vulva, anus, etc.

Consciously severe itching, erythema, pimples, papules, or blister densely packed tablets, easy to exudate, unclear boundary, small pimples, papules scattered around, often accompanied by erosion, scab, if secondary infection, pustules or pustules . If the treatment is proper, the inflammation will be reduced, and the skin lesions can be resolved after 2 to 3 weeks, but often recurrent and can turn into subacute or chronic.

Chronic eczema treatment

1. General prevention principles

Find allergens as much as possible; avoid all kinds of external stimuli; avoid foods that are susceptible to sensitization and irritation.

2. Drugs for internal use

One or two antihistamines are usually itchy at night due to eczema. It is best to take it once after dinner or before going to bed. In general, oral or intramuscular glucocorticoids should not be used. Can also be treated with Chinese medicine.

3. Topical drugs

Topical glucocorticoid cream can be sealed if necessary. Topical immunomodulators such as tacrolimus and tammemox are more effective and can reduce the side effects of long-term use of topical hormones.