Itchy skin in winter

Introduction Winter scrapie is more common in adults over the age of 40, and the lower extremities are particularly severe. 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. External causes are mostly external stimuli, such as exposure to dust during work and life, use of too alkaline soap, eating spicy spicy food, and wearing chemical fiber clothing.

Cause

1, the cause of itching in winter is complex, the internal causes are mainly diseases in the body, such as neurasthenia, cerebral arteriosclerosis, abnormal thyroid function, obstructive jaundice, diabetes, anemia, nephritis, habitual constipation.

2, external factors are mostly external stimuli, such as contact with dust in work and life, using too alkaline soap, eating spicy spicy food, wearing chemical fiber clothing.

an examination

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The skin is dry, or there is a little soft and thin scales, the skin wrinkles are clear, the blood flow is slow, and the local temperature is lower than normal. The palm skin is rough, especially at the finger pad, the texture is wide and deep, and there are cracks in the heavy. Eczema with different degrees of inflammatoryness may occur after repeated scratching, mainly in the form of mounds, blistering, erosion or exudation. Repeatedly, the course of the disease is chronic, and it can last for a long time.

The patient's skin can be seen to be cracked. The crack can be divided into three stages, called splitting, cracking and splitting. The splitting can be seen in the legs of the elderly in winter, especially the calf extension, natural with square scales, like fish scales, edges It can be slightly lifted, the center is sticky, the peeling is easy to fall off, but it grows again; it can be without subjective feeling, or a slightly different degree of itching. The elderly have more scales and the layers are caught. If the crack is slightly deep, like a turtle's back, it is called a crack. Cleft palate mainly occurs in the hands and feet, deep and painful, and severe bleeding.

The disease occurs in the elderly, but also in the autumn, the skin of the calf, especially the calf stretch side.

The skin is dry and the local temperature is lower than normal. The skin is rough, and the skin is cracked. It is seen in the legs of the elderly in winter, especially on the side of the calf. It is naturally square with scales. Like the scales, the edges can be slightly lifted, the center is sticky, and the peeling is easy to fall off, but it grows again. You can consider this disease.

Differential diagnosis

Itchy skin 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. It can occur all over the body, especially in the face, back and limbs. 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.

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