What Is Keratolysis Exfoliativa?
This disease is a superficial exfoliative dermatosis of the cuticles of the palms and palms. The etiology is due to the inability to leak the wet skin and toxic stagnation in the skin to destroy the epidermal mechanism, causing the cortical cells to fail and necrotic and fall off. The initial lesions are millet-sized white spots. It gradually expands to the surrounding area. It is similar to the dry vesicular membrane of blister fluid. It is easy to rupture naturally or torn into thin paper-like scales. There is no obvious inflammation change and no obvious itching. The disease is more likely to occur at the turn of spring and summer or autumn and winter. It is also perennial, and can be applied directly with a low concentration of exfoliating agent.
Exfoliative keratolysis
- Chinese name
- Exfoliative keratolysis
- Disease type
- Superficial exfoliative skin disease
- Cause
- Intradermal wet stagnation can not be leaked
- Peak onset
- April, May, September, October
- This disease is a superficial exfoliative dermatosis of the cuticles of the palms and palms. The etiology is due to the inability to leak the wet skin and toxic stagnation in the skin to destroy the epidermal mechanism, causing the cortical cells to fail and necrotic and fall off. The initial lesions are millet-sized white spots. It gradually expands to the surrounding area. It is similar to the dry vesicular membrane of blister fluid. It is easy to rupture naturally or torn into thin paper-like scales. There is no obvious inflammation change and no obvious itching. The disease is more likely to occur at the turn of spring and summer or autumn and winter. It is also perennial, and can be applied directly with a low concentration of exfoliating agent.
- Exfoliative keratosis is an exfoliative dermatosis that occurs on the superficial skin of the palms and toes. Its etiology is still unknown, and it is believed that its pathogenesis has a certain genetic background, which is related to environmental, climate, contact and mental factors. The clinical manifestations are abnormal sensations of hand itching and numbness before the onset of the disease. At the beginning of the skin lesion, some small superficial white spots with large needles have appeared, which is caused by the slackness of the epidermal stratum corneum and its underlying tissues. The small white spots gradually expand and rupture. , Forming thin desquamation, such as small pieces of paper scraps, adjacent desquamation fused with each other to form a larger piece of peeling, which can have a burning sensation. It usually occurs only in the palms of both hands, and there are a few that involve the foot extension and the back of the hands and feet, which are symmetrically distributed. Often accompanied by hyperhidrosis in the hands and feet, some patients have this disease after sweat rash. Most of them disappear spontaneously in 2 to 4 weeks, but they are easy to recur. The disease occurs frequently at the turn of spring, summer, or autumn and winter. The peak is April, May, September, and October. [1]
- Exfoliative keratosis in Chinese medicine belongs to the category of tulip wind. Occurs in the palms, the palms of your fingers, and the soles of your feet. It occurs every spring, summer, and autumn when high temperatures and high humidity occur. It can heal itself and generally does not require special treatment, but for severe or recurrent rashes, itching, pain, and bleeding, it not only affects the social work and life of patients, but also increases the chance of contact infection with germs and viruses. Therefore, it should be treated actively.