hypertrophic skin

Introduction

Introduction Skin hypertrophy refers to the limitation of thickening and drying of the skin surface. This disease is similarly recorded in classical medical books.

Cause

Cause

Spleen deficiency, blood dry skin hypertrophy and blood deficiency, dry skin hypertrophy: Although both are deficiency syndrome, the former is mostly due to insufficient endowment, the spleen loses health, the moisture does not change, the stagnation and dryness, the skin is dying and the disease occurs. Most of them are due to blood deficiency and dryness, and they are stagnation between the skin and the skin. The skin is dying and becomes hypertrophic. The former has obvious itching and the surface is dark red. Generally, there is desquamation, sometimes there is exudation, and the tongue is light. The tongue is hypertrophied. The latter skin lesions are irregular, and the skin lesions are light, which occurs on the head or head, accompanied by palpitations and shortness of breath. Spleen deficiency blood dry treatment should be spleen dampness and nourishing blood and moisturizing skin, commonly used for the Jianpi moisturizing soup addition and subtraction; blood deficiency and wind dry treatment should nourish the blood, moisturizing and itching, commonly used for the nourishing and moisturizing soup.

Rheumatism hinders skin hypertrophy and qi stagnation and blood stasis skin hypertrophy: both are empirical, but the skin lesions vary. The former is mostly due to the evil of rheumatism, which is caused by depression. The skin lesions are plaque-like or fused into a piece, which occurs mostly in the extremities. There is a paroxysmal faint phlegm treatment, which is mainly due to phlegm, dampness and itching. The latter is often caused by qi stagnation and stagnation on the skin. The skin lesions are dark purple and red, coarse and fat, mostly occur in the easily oppressed parts, the tongue trades or has ecchymoses, and the pulse is not good. Expelling Shugan Liqi, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, commonly used Huoxue Moisturizing Soup addition and subtraction.

Examine

an examination

Related inspection

Skin prick test blood routine skin microscopy

Skin performance:

Spleen deficiency, blood dry skin hypertrophy: rough and hypertrophied skin, obvious itching, dark red or brown skin, mostly in the palm of the hand, sometimes surface desquamation, or mild exudation, pale tongue, fat tongue, white fur, pulse Shen Slow or slippery.

Blood deficiency, dryness, dry skin: the skin is plaque-like, rough and fat, mostly on the sides of the neck, or the eyelids, pale brown, irregular itching, accompanied by heart palpitations, forgetfulness and insomnia, pale tongue, pulse Shen fine.

Rheumatism hinders skin hypertrophy: the skin lesions are slightly black, plaque-like or fused into a piece, the surface is rough and hypertrophic, mostly occurs in the extremities of the extremities, or can be seen in other parts, with paroxysmal itching, especially at night, thin tongue coating Or greasy, the pulse is slow.

Qi stagnation and blood stasis skin hypertrophy: skin color dark red, or purple red, the surface thickening is obvious, the skin (left mountain right ridge) skin groove is clear, there may be mild oozing after scratching, mostly occurs in the skin compression site, Often accompanied by upset irritability, depression, insomnia, dreams, dizziness, palpitations, red tongue or ecchymosis, pulse stagnation and so on.

Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

Skin hypertrophy - Touraine-Solente-Gole's syndrome (also known as pachydermoperiostosis): clinically with a clubbing (toe), hypertrophy of the skin, mainly with eyelids, lips, ears, tongue and large and small fish. The surface and frontal sebum overflow, and the bones exhibit periosteal hyperplasia, which is autosomal dominant.

Spleen deficiency, blood dry skin hypertrophy: rough and hypertrophied skin, obvious itching, dark red or brown skin, mostly in the palm of the hand, sometimes surface desquamation, or mild exudation, pale tongue, fat tongue, white fur, pulse Shen Slow or slippery.

Blood deficiency, dryness, dry skin: the skin is plaque-like, rough and fat, mostly on the sides of the neck, or the eyelids, pale brown, irregular itching, accompanied by heart palpitations, forgetfulness and insomnia, pale tongue, pulse Shen fine.

Rheumatism hinders skin hypertrophy: the skin lesions are slightly black, plaque-like or fused into a piece, the surface is rough and hypertrophic, mostly occurs in the extremities of the extremities, or can be seen in other parts, with paroxysmal itching, especially at night, thin tongue coating Or greasy, slow pulse.

Qi stagnation and blood stasis skin hypertrophy: skin color dark red, or purple red, the surface thickening is obvious, the skin (left mountain right ridge) skin groove is clear, there may be mild oozing after scratching, mostly occurs in the skin compression site, Often accompanied by upset irritability, depression, insomnia, dreams, dizziness, palpitations, red tongue or ecchymosis, pulse stagnation and so on.

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