peeling
Introduction
Introduction Peeling can be found in many parts of the body, mainly on the hands, feet, face, lips, and peeling caused by seasonal changes. The causes and treatments caused by peeling in different parts are also slightly different. Peeling is generally seasonal, and everyone's situation is different, so it is unclear what seasons are more frequent and what seasons are less. In addition to a slight itching, it does not affect your health. Peeling can generally heal itself without special treatment, but if the peeling is serious, you should ask your doctor for treatment.
Cause
Cause
Reasons for peeling:
There are many reasons for finger peeling, and the most common is allergies caused by touching irritating chemicals. Chemicals can irritate the hands, causing peeling and even dermatitis. If you do housework frequently, especially if you are not wearing gloves when you come into contact with various washing products, you may encounter this problem. Moreover, everyone's situation is different. Some people have allergies and peeling as soon as they touch the chemicals, and some people have used them for many years without obvious allergies. If this is the case, just try not to touch such supplies, and wear rubber gloves when in contact. Some skin diseases can also cause finger peeling, such as handcuffs caused by fungi, and psoriasis. At this time, it is necessary to go to the hospital for examination. What drugs should be used according to the condition of the treatment, do not take medicine by yourself.
There are many diseases that can cause skin peeling. The more common ones are as follows:
1. Keratinized scaly type: athlete's foot is characterized by flaky erythema, with thick horny, rough, desquamation, surface covered with scaly, margins are still clear, mostly occur in the toes, soles, heels and lateral limbs , often bilateral, but also unilateral onset, itching, fungal microscopy and culture positive. Antifungal drugs are effective for topical or oral administration.
2. Exfoliative keratosis: The skin lesion is white needle blisters at the beginning of the lesion, which can be gradually enlarged. The central rupture forms thin paper-like dandruff, which can also be fused into a large piece of epidermal exfoliation. It lacks inflammation and is often symmetrical at the hands and feet, especially at the palm. Occurred, generally no symptoms, often self-healing after a few weeks, easy to relapse in the hot season, often combined with sweat and local hyperhidrosis, the majority of patients are adults. Treatment can be topical 10% urea cream, oral vitamin A, vitamin E and so on.
3. Chronic eczema: Some people have repeated acute and subacute eczema on the soles of the feet and become chronic. The skin lesions show that the affected skin is thick and rough, and the surface has a small amount of filthy scum, which is symmetrical and itchy. Take medication under the guidance of a doctor.
4. Other diseases: such as palmoplantar pustulosis, exfoliative dermatitis, psoriasis, etc. In addition to systemic or sporadic skin lesions, the hands or feet can also have peeling at the same time. The treatment is mainly for primary diseases, and different drugs are taken and local treatment of lesions is selected.
Examine
an examination
Related inspection
Trace element detection in human body
Peeling inspection and diagnosis:
The surface of the hands is peeled off and there is no itching or inflammation. The hands are off the white skin and the fingers are cracked. Peeling occurs in the first hand and then develops into the hands. There are erythema, inflammation, and itching in the palm of the hand, and most patients with handcuffs have an ankle at the same time. Both hands have long red blisters and a strong itching. Seasonal hand peeling is a common phenomenon. Most people (mostly males) occur in the spring-summer and summer-autumn seasons. They first have hot and stinging, then red spots appear, and then become needles and white spots. Then it becomes vesicular keratin peeling, gradually expanding to the periphery, continuously peeling off the thin paper-like phosphide, the skin lesions are fused together, and the artificial tearing, the stratum corneum-layer peeling, the rapid development usually involves the entire palm, and the local Inflammation changes. More sweating is more common. When peeling, sweating is reduced, and some people return to normal after two or three months. Housewives use washing powder, which can also peel off, chapped and increase the chance of infection. Because of this, many people ignore the treatment, but it is easy to relapse every year to a certain season, and there is a tendency to increase year by year. The peeling area is increasing and expanding to the deeper, eventually revealing fresh flesh color, wounds, and easily infected. The disease is caused by non-fungi, so antifungal drugs are not effective.
Hand peeling symptoms:
1. Symmetricality of both hands.
2, no inflammation, non-fungal (fungal test is negative).
Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
Type 1: Peeling and peeling:
Symptoms: The surface of the hands is white, without itching or inflammation.
treatment:
1. The doctor pointed out that this is the most common and most prone to exfoliation of the hand in the early autumn. Although it hinders the appearance, it generally does not require treatment. As long as it avoids contact with irritating chemicals such as soap and hand soap, it can heal itself after 2-3 weeks.
2. Can be combined with oral medication: 30 grams of Chinese medicine Cangshen, Phellodendron, and Atractylodes are soaked, applied to the palm of your hand, while taking vitamin C.
Type 2: Dry dermatitis:
Symptoms: The hands are off the white skin and the fingers are cracked.
treatment:
1. Dry peeling at the beginning of autumn is most common in young and middle-aged women, and is often associated with washing hands with soap. Should reduce the number of hand washing, avoid using alkaline soap, hand soap, wear gloves when washing clothes.
2. Go to the hospital or pharmacy to buy a skin wash and other bactericidal lotion.
Type 3: Handcuffs:
Symptoms: Peeling occurs first in one hand and then develops into both hands. There are erythema, inflammation, and itching in the palm of the hand, and most patients with handcuffs have an ankle at the same time.
Treatment: Because handcuffs can be transmitted, it is necessary to go to the hospital for early diagnosis and treatment, and stick to the special ointment prescribed by the doctor.
Type 4: Sweat Herpes
Symptoms: Both hands have long red blisters and a strong itching.
Treatment: It is related to the hand sweating and sensitive physique. It needs to be coated and taken orally under the guidance of a doctor.
Its incidence is mainly caused by blood deficiency and blood dryness, skin dystrophy, dry heat and wind, and it is necessary to nourish blood and moisten dryness, relieve wind and relieve itching. Common causes of skin peeling in hands are handcuffs caused by fungal infections; contact dermatitis caused by chemical damage; exfoliative keratosis caused by congenital genetic factors.
