Itchy and dry calf

Introduction The skin of the calf is always easy to itchy and chapped. This is because the winter climate is dry, the fat in the calf is thin, and there is not much support from the oil. Skin metabolism has not fully adapted to the changes in the climate, so that the secretion of sweat glands in the skin is reduced and it appears to be very dry. Drying of the calf is very common, sometimes unconsciously trying to scratch, excessive scratching causes secondary dermatitis, and the skin of the calf will leave an unsightly color. The calves are often caught hot. In severe cases, the cleft palate can reach the deep muscular layer. It has obvious pain and even affects the activity of the hands and feet. The skin lesions are from wrinkles to cracks to cleft palate. They are cracks of different lengths and lengths, which occur in the flexion of the fingers and palms, heels and toes. , the foot side and so on.

Cause

As the northwest wind blows, people's skin will also be greatly reduced due to the decrease in temperature, whether it is dominant sweating or recessive sweating. The secretion of sebaceous glands of human skin lubricants is greatly reduced, except for infants. The skin will be dry. At this time, some common skin diseases in winter also began to wreak havoc among some people. Many people, especially the elderly, complain that the skin is itchy, dry, and scaly before the calf, and it becomes dry and itchy.

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Drying of the calf is very common, sometimes unconsciously trying to scratch, excessive scratching causes secondary dermatitis, and the skin of the calf will leave an unsightly color. The calves are often caught hot. In severe cases, the cleft palate can reach the deep muscular layer. It has obvious pain and even affects the activity of the hands and feet. The skin lesions are from wrinkles to cracks to cleft palate. They are cracks of different lengths and lengths, which occur in the flexion of the fingers and palms, heels and toes. , the foot side and so on.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of tickle dryness:

1. Skin tingling and itching accompanied by urticaria: When the filamentous sputum invades through the skin around the anus, local skin appears edema, tingling and itching, often accompanied by linear or banded urticaria. It is the manifestation of perianal skin lesions of faecal roundworm disease.

2, the light itching of the day and night: the heavy itching of the day and night is caused by hemorrhoids. Acne is a chronic infectious skin disease caused by human mistletoe in the surface of human skin. The disease is highly contagious, mainly through close contact with infection, and can also be indirectly transmitted through clothing, and can be popular among families or groups of people.

Drying of the calf is very common, sometimes unconsciously trying to scratch, excessive scratching causes secondary dermatitis, and the skin of the calf will leave an unsightly color. The calves are often caught hot.

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