Itching in the chest

Introduction Chest itching refers to a skin disease that has no primary rash but is itchy. It is a neuropsychiatric skin disease and is a cutaneous neurosis disorder. Clinically, only those with itchy skin and no primary skin lesions are called pruritus. It belongs to the category of "itchy wind" of Chinese medicine. Itchy skin is divided into common and allergic types. Ordinary skin itching is generally caused by too dry skin. It can be taken orally with cod liver oil pills, multivitamin tablets, etc. Western medicine must be diagnosed and guided by a professional doctor. Do not blindly use drugs, especially those containing hormones.

Cause

This is the itch caused by dermatitis. If you don't take a bath for a while, you often sweat, it will cause inflammation there, or you will feel discomfort when wearing a sweater. If the groin is worn by the belt or elastic, it will also rise. If you don't scratch it, the symptoms will be alleviated.

Chest itching may also be contact dermatitis caused by local irritation or allergies. It is recommended to maintain local cleanliness, change underwear, and wash. If symptoms worsen, you need to see a doctor in time.

"Cholestatic disease" can also cause chest itching.

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1, skin itching is often the main symptoms of skin diseases, sometimes with rash, scratches, blood stasis, mossy changes and pigmentation.

2, according to the history of the disease, the condition of the diagnosis, such as:

(1) Skin itching is a prominent manifestation, and there is no obvious discomfort in the whole body, mostly dermatological diseases.

(2) A rash caused by allergies, infestation or poisoning of food, drugs, insecticides or other substances, such as paint sores, drug poisoning, powdered sores, fish and crab poisoning, wild wind, water poisoning, sand blast, Asbestos bites, etc., can generally be diagnosed through medical history, and often accompanied by itching, wheal, edema, etc.

(3) Old and frail, qi and blood deficiency, its skin itching, mostly blood deficiency and dryness.

(4) Itching caused by mood fluctuations, mostly liver qi stagnation and blood deficiency.

Differential diagnosis

The disease should be differentiated from the following diseases:

Giant mark: The giant mark is also called crab foot swelling or keloid, which is a kind of fibroid, which is a product of excessive proliferation of fibrous connective tissue.

Winter skin itching: Winter scrapie is more common in adults over the age of 40, especially in the lower extremities. These people have weakened sebaceous glands and dry skin. In the winter, bathing takes a long time, using more soap and making the skin drier. As the temperature drops, itching begins.

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